chapter 1
I was hurrying home. Mama would be upset if I’m late for dinner. She’d said that she had something important to tell me. I took the familiar route through the forest. You see, we lived in the middle of the woods. It gets creepy sometimes but it’s for my protection. I push the curtain of vines aside and came into view of my beautiful little cottage. Mama was standing in the front porch looking sad. She had that same look on her face for the entire week.
“Mama!!” I shouted so she’d notice me. She turned to me and waved as I ran to meet her and engulfed her into a huge bear hug.
“Querido, mi muchacha dulce del bebé. Hace esto nunca consiguen viejo?” she said while smiling lovingly at me. (Translation: darling, my sweet baby girl does this never get old?)
“Nope, I love you too much to let you look that sad and I know you love it because it makes you feel younger” she laughed although it didn't quite reach her eyes.
“Ay, that’s true, but you grow up so fast I can’t help feeling old” she sighed.
“Yeah, I know lets go inside”
“Ok, I made your favorite desert” when she said this I started bouncing up and down in my shoes but some part of me knew there was something wrong. I sat at the table as she got the chocolate cake and ice cream and placed it in front of me.
“Desert before supper? Mama what’s wrong?” I looked at her expectantly as she sat next to me and sighed.
“I’m going to die in two weeks” I waited for her to laugh and say that she’s joking but alas amusement didn't cross her features.
“What??!” I tried to yell but it barely came out as a whisper. “No, NO I refuse to believe it, how, w-why?” by now salty tears were streaming down my face. She saw this and moved closer to me.
“Oh honey, you knew that this day would come, you are not mine, you are the princess of the dove people and I am just a piece of your mother the queen, I have to go back and the only way to do that is by my death”
“I didn't know it would come so soon, I know nothing about my parents, they are but strangers to me and shall become the enemy if they kill you” my words came out harsh and vicious as they were supposed to be if not more.
“but I am your mother I exist within her even now she still has love for you while I’m vacant within her, you are to be eighteen soon and old enough for you to protect yourself without the army of guards trailing behind you and your best friend Merilinda is a witch you know that our species are enemies and yet you've managed to become friends with the most powerful witch in the kingdom who also happens to be their princess, darling you are ready for this I know that I have taught you well and although it hurts to leave you it must be do so don’t you dare cry, you’ll make an amazing princess and queen someday and I’ll be right there to see it happen ok?” I looked in to her eyes and offered a small sad smile and although I hated the idea of her leaving me I knew she was right. It had to be done.
I nodded “ok” I said in a weak voice.
“Good now remember that I love you and not matter what I’ll always be there” she said as she pulled me into a hug “I love you so much” she said but it was muffled because her face was in my hair.
“I love you too” I let a stray tear roll down my face “please don’t leave me” she pulled back and wiped away my tears, and then smiled.
“Eat, now” I laughed I was happy that she was back to her old self but there was a side of me that was still sad. She was a mother to me. Well technically she was my mother but a part of her. My mother was the queen of the dove people who are most commonly known as angels but there’s a difference you see we have wings and they don’t and they are....holier? I guess. Anyways it was tradition that each dove child once they open their eyes they visit a witch or an oracle to determine their fate in life or find out how powerful they would be or to be vague if they’re destined for greatness. So as most of you would've guessed I was also carried to these people and they said that I would hold more powers than all the kingdoms combined and I would bring nations together among other things and since then people have been trying to find and kill me.
