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

	Shamefacedly, Elouise did make her way back to me after I called to her.


	But I could tell that things weren’t the same between them.


	“Look, I’m sorry I snapped at you.  But remember… you’re my only hope.  I’m counting on you to make this day especially memorable for me.  Trust me.  I’ve made some huge mistakes in the past, but I really don’t intend to sabotage our friendship in any way.  Please… I can’t lose you.”


	Her eyes aglow in the midst of the deep darkness, Elouise could see me almost perfectly, in spite of all the lack of light.  Over time, she had grown accustomed to such things, and had even developed an affinity for night vision, likely by way of the magic she didn’t even know she had.


	“You can’t go in there now,” Elouise whispered softly.  “Or you could, but… it wouldn’t be very pleasant.”


	“And why ever not?”  Pushing my hair back with my hands, I shivered frightfully, not realizing how cold it was until then.  


Chapter 33: Hidden in the Vatican