Cloe ran away to escape her fate of being sold by her father to strange men that found their isolated property. Running from her miserable fate and conflicted past she was directly faced by an uncertain future. She soon learns that the strange men are actually not what she had perceived them to be. As she unravels her true identity, can she accept the truth with her sanity intact? 

All this is made significantly worst by tossing magic and an arrogant hotshot into the mix.

Generations of family secrets will be explored as she dives into the unknown to find herself and take back what is truly her's. But the most important question is will the key accept her?

Older

Even though it was the early part of the afternoon Cloe was lost in the sheets of her bed. She had taken a shower with the hope that ice cold water would help ground her and it had been partially successful. The events from earlier kept replaying in her mind and with the memories came an almost overwhelming wave of embarrassment. She had no idea how she would face Dereck after that. 


Groaning in frustration she snuggled even further into the sheets, she had been so preoccupied that she had forgotten to ask him what he had been doing in the oasis, the more she thought about it the more her curiosity grew. She was annoyed that she had allowed herself to become so wrapped up in her emotions that she had completely lost sight of what was important and she had no intention of allowing that to happen again. 


“I need to unlock my full potential, there are people who need me I can’t afford to allow my emotions to interfere with my progress.” She reminded herself. 


Chapter 21: Faded