Aislinn "Ash" Black  suffers physical and emotional abuse from her stepmother Morgana in silence. Finally, Ash manages to sneak out to reunite with her best friends Xue "Snow" Bai-Song and Alan Altin.

Ash hurries back home where she meets Charles "Charlie" De Lupa, the werewolf heir to the throne of the island nation Ash calls home.

Charlie offers to take her home and the two get to know each other. Charlie senses that she is being mistreated and, upon finding proof of the abuse, forces Ash to seek sanctuary in his home until Ash's father Bernard can return from an overseas business trip.

While on trial, Morgana warns of the impending deaths of Alonian children at the hands of Serena Briar the Black Witch who wishes to find and kill the seventh Time Wielder, Ash.

With a legacy to continue, trauma to overcome, and feelings to suppress, Ash is determined to bring Serena to justice and fix everything she destroyed.

Black: A Time Wielder Chronicle

Charlie sat with Vincent and Ellis on their mother’s bed. Ellis lay on his side letting Charlie stroke his hair as silent tears fell down his face. Vincent sat quietly while Anabelle paced the room. Telling them about Stefano’s death and Clara’s betrayal left them feeling…hollow.


Vincent and Charlie glanced at each other. Sharing a silent conversation, Vincent nodded, and Charlie turned to Anabelle.


“Mom…did you and Dad know Delia Black?” he asked carefully.


Anabelle stopped pacing and walked to her dresser and pulled out a small photo album. She sat between Charlie and Vincent, Ellis sat up and maneuvered so that he was sitting in her lap. Anabelle opened the book and flipped through the pages until she landed on pictures of four young adults sitting in the castle courtyard rotunda.


Twenty-Six