Hanleigh loves books more than nearly anything in the world; whether its reading them or writing them, Hanleigh just can't get enough. She's read more books than she can count and owns more books than some libraries.

Trust was a liberty that as Kumari, Bae could not afford, especially after the murder of Bae’s mother, the late Kumari.

The Kumari bloodline had to continue regardless of the cost, even if it was the life of someone she loved.

There were only two things that a Kumari should trust; magic and her seven mates.

The race was on for Bae to find and claim her seven mates before she had to defend her realm from an unknown enemy.

With them, she still might not win, but alone she would definitely fail.

Kumari's Kitsune

The journey to Kumai took three days. They didn't stop except to sleep and rest the horses. Even though they were just sitting in a carriage, the journey was exhausting, and they were all restless.


The closer they got to Kumai, the more interested Bae became about what was outside the carriage. For several hours a day, she would stare out the window, trying to see Kumai in the distance, even though her father kept telling her that they were still much too far away to see anything of significance.


Now approaching the tribe land, the ground began to soften as their carriage went over green pastures and open meadows. Everything outside was a rich green colour, just as she'd always pictured it to be. The illustrations she'd seen in the books within the castle library had failed to do the scenery justice, but her imagination had somehow filled in the gaps.


Chapter 82: Approaching Kumai