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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,...
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Daisy Torres
Apr 9, 20226 min read
Smoke and Mirrors (29)
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...
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Daisy Torres
Apr 9, 20229 min read
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Twenty-Eight Leaving “You need to leave–quickly,” Advisor Rin announced the next morning at breakfast. His eyes met almost every one of...
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Daisy Torres
Apr 2, 202210 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Apr 2, 202212 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 26, 20227 min read
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Twenty-Four Shade Bandits “This path keeps changing,” Sterling complained. If a look could freeze, the map he held would have been an ice...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 26, 20226 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 20, 202211 min read
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Twenty-Three Goose Chase “It’s empty.” The confession dropped from my lips like lead. “All of this–and there’s nothing here.” Sterling...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 20, 202214 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 13, 202212 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 13, 20227 min read
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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....
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Daisy Torres
Mar 6, 20226 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Mar 6, 20227 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 27, 20223 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 27, 20224 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 20, 20224 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 20, 20225 min read
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Fourteen There were mermaids Never before in my life had I ever seen an underwater concert. In the center of the room, protruding from...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 12, 202214 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 5, 20228 min read
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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...
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Daisy Torres
Feb 5, 20224 min read
Smoke and Mirrors (11)
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...
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