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

	“I am Christine… recall any memories linked to me, in particular?”  She hummed triumphantly, the pure evil and sinister darkness clearly painted all over what was left of her face.


	“Well, think again, little girl.  There’s no denying it.  You’ve been ferociously envious of me for ages.  Mightily amusing, how I have such a strong ability to completely consume and overpower your thought life, in such a way.”


	“But I haven’t,” I replied evasively, yet firmly.


	“Oh, but you have.  After all, Emanuel was the only one who truly broke your heart.  Before you knew him, you felt like, and were, nothing.  You’ve never loved anyone like you loved him.”


	Pausing briefly to survey my reaction, Christine stared intently into my eyes – but to no avail, for I averted my gaze as much as I knew how.


Chapter 40: Time to Say Goodbye