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Thirty There Was Ramen I knew little about the Merfolk. I mean, when most of your life was spent in a normal, entirely human society,...

Twenty-Nine The Monster and the Nightmare Isn’t it strange how our own dreams can hold us captive? I was falling. My heart plummeted into...

Twenty-Eight Leaving “You need to leave–quickly,” Advisor Rin announced the next morning at breakfast. His eyes met almost every one of...

Twenty-Seven Hall of Shadows The next morning, a knock came from my door. “Who’s there?” I mumbled, rolling over and yawning. I rubbed my...

Twenty-Six A Path as Dark as this The next day, we were on our way again with Sterling slung across Adrien’s shoulders. “I have a good...

Twenty-Four Shade Bandits “This path keeps changing,” Sterling complained. If a look could freeze, the map he held would have been an ice...

Twenty-Five Shadow Fever I awoke to a man’s scream which shattered the silence like glass. I sat up quickly. At first, I forgot where I...

Twenty-Three Goose Chase “It’s empty.” The confession dropped from my lips like lead. “All of this–and there’s nothing here.” Sterling...

Twenty-Two Mirror Image “Flame,” Adrian exclaimed, “What is that?!” We stood in front of the most majestic tree I’d ever seen. It’s...

Twenty-One Dress Me in Rags Early the next morning, we met in the dining room and had one last grand meal with father to celebrate our...

Twenty Crown Me in Silver I sat on the bed in my room, staring at my necklace from mom. From Sterling. “Alright,” I whispered to myself....

Nineteen The King, the Princess, and the Bodyguard Kaeil and I returned home after that. When we made it inside the castle and into the...

Eighteen The Rock Thief The next morning, I tried to wake up extra early so I could catch the morning guard before someone else overheard...

Sixteen Of Fire and Darkness The Weeping Stones were in the Mirror Kingdom, it turned out. This was just great for me though, because I...

Seventeen A Matter of Sneezing It had been a week since Seraphina’s arrest. No sign of the unicorn horn. The guards from all around the...

Fifteen Her name was Seraphina A chill ran down my spine. Who had left the note?! I feared it was Sterling. He had to know I was here by...

Fourteen There were mermaids Never before in my life had I ever seen an underwater concert. In the center of the room, protruding from...

Thirteen A Slice of Heaven Naira was a small woman, but she had a huge personality. And by huge, I mean that it had only been two minutes...

Twelve A Long Story So the thing is, when a big dude that happens to be the king of all the water everywhere tells you to sit down and...

Eleven A Shift in the Tides “How did you find me?” I asked as we reappeared. My fire stopped burning. “Shi told me you were here.” She...