Pope Leo's daughter, Kitty, is a witch who is always engaging herself in some form of adventure -- telling stories entwined within stories. All, of course, told from behind the scenes of the Vatican.
"I looked at him with glassy eyes, regretting deeply all the time I had invested in coming to know him.  Day after day – whenever I had the urge, that is – I’d ventured forth dreamily in the outskirts of the Vatican, privately, away from my father.  Sometimes he’d even set aside special time for me to visit him, even if he was busy with “pack business.”
"But still.  Nothing.  Nothing more than the cradle of my black, dismal silence.  Screams from a primal spirit.  My Emanuel.
I knew him all too well.  He was just so out of this world.  The passion that I felt..."
Will Kitty's relationship with her father cause her to detach from her beloved Emanuel? Or will she fight for what she believes?
Vatican Nights is created by Stephanie Anne, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Vatican Nights

Whenever things became this way, I was overcome with the overwhelming urge to peel off my skin, little by little, piece by piece.


For whenever my spirit depleted, whenever I yearned for a deeper change…


I found myself aching to change that which was external, or not so easily malleable.


Looking up at my father, I half-expected him to grab me from where I lay on the floor in my room.


Instead, he motioned for me to help him up, for me to extend my arm so that he could properly position himself upright.


As soon as he got up, he staggered, and breathlessly seated himself at the table.


I knew that something was wrong, and I had made a big mistake.  I had turned away from him entirely during his time of utmost need.


I wanted so badly just to embrace him, just to reassure him that everything would be all right, that he need not worry or fear.  


But the fear overcame me, and I couldn’t even come to terms with how this all made me feel.


Chapter 6: Daddy's Little Girl