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

	“It’s not like that,” I calmly explained, doing my best to placate my father.  “I have no idea where I’ve even met him.  Neither of us is very sure.  And it’s not like we planned it this way.”


	“Come close…” Emanuel whispered, motioning me to draw near to him.


	Hesitantly, I nodded at my father, who didn’t seem to be paying attention in the least.  Since Emanuel had already seemed intent on claiming me as his own, I didn’t wish to involve myself any further.  Any attempt to take him back, I knew would only result in further grief for both of us.


	“I just don’t understand how you could do this to me,” Daddy stuttered, pushing his light hair back nervously with both hands.


	“Well, if that’s the case, then perhaps Kitty dear is suited for me after all.”


	“What is that supposed to mean?”  Father jolted his head up abruptly, eyes flitting from me back to Emanuel.


Chapter 37: Shattered