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Caroline is a smart young woman thrust into a dangerous new world when she falls from an apple tree one day under suspicious circumstances. While navigating a dangerous foreign land Caroline must learn to let go of her simple life and embrace new aspects of her identity she never thought possible. In the midst of chaos, she learns to rely on her strength and determination to master her abilities and cooperate with Ender, a 200-year-old vampire, who crosses her path. After striking an agreement the two journey together, their fates now entwined by deep magic, on a mission to evade pursuit and stop an invading army from enslaving Caroline’s people and destroying the nation she calls home.

Excerpt Chapter 39:

[ "I knew you would come for me," the witch said without turning around.

"I'll always come for you," he told her, approaching Caroline from behind and taking her small hand in his gently. He thought of how fragile she was and how mindful he must be of his strength, worried that one ill-timed movement could cause her serious injury.

"You won't hurt me, Ender," she said quietly, still staring at the sea. Pale moonlight reflected off the water, highlighting her soft cheeks and round eyes. She looked like an otherworldly creature, delicate and beautiful, but also powerful and terrifying. Not for the first time did he marvel at the paradox that stood before him.

He briefly wondered if Caroline could hear his thoughts but was coming to understand that she was simply beginning to know him. She knew what could not be summed up in mere words. Caroline saw his actions and knew them to be his way of speaking to her.]

(Disclaimer: Later chapters get saucy, readers 18+ advised)

Witch Are You?

Caroline couldn't sleep that night. She lay under a light blanket atop a thin sleeping pad next to the fire, watching the flames slowly die down as her companions snores began to break into the silence. The witch wasn't fearful of what lay in the forest darkness. She had managed to create another forcefield of protection around them while maintaining it with a slow trickle of onya flowing from her. If her theory was correct, it should sustain throughout the night, protecting the group from any outside harm. 


Caroline tossed and turned though, running over the events of the day in her mind so many times, it was impossible to break free of the cycle. After a time, her thoughts shifted to what lay ahead. Would she be able to tolerate traveling with Lucian, essentially leaving Ender behind? Would she be okay without Aniyoh to guide her? So much uncertainty filled her, as it had since arriving in Ibudal. 
