Monsters

Prologue

Addison, Age 9

"Born with the powers or cursed?" he questions.

"Born and they're getting stronger," my father answers.

"Who knows about her abilities?" the man asked.

"No one. We hide her hair under a wig and no one has seen her ice magic but us." my father says. "Is there anything you can do?" my father pleads. The man sighs.

"Only true love can thaw a frozen heart." he says.

I continue to listen to my father speaking to the sorcerer he'd brought in. My mother is hugging me gently to her side, the feeling comforting at such a scary time. I don't know what's going on but my father is arguing with the man.

"She's not dangerous! She would never hurt anyone." my father says.

"Not on purpose she wouldn't. At such a young age, she won't have the proper control of her magic to prevent an accident that could be fatal." The sorcerer explains. I'm old enough to know what that means. I hold tighter to my mother.

Suddenly, she yelps like she was shocked. My father rushes over and rips my arms from around her. I look and see her clothes had two small, hand-sized spots of frozen patches. Both my father and I stared in horror.

The sorcerer knelt in front of me and took my hands into his.

"Listen to me Princess Addison, your power will only grow." He took his hands away and waved them so a cloud of verge images appeared out of thin air. "There is beauty in it, but also great danger." I watch as the image changed from a girl creating pretty snowflakes to red flashes like lightning. "You must learn to control it. Fear will be your enemy. And death it's consequence." I gasped and hugged onto my father when the red people engulfed the blue girl. My mother came to my other side.

"No! We will protect her. She can learn to control it!" my father states firmly, holding me and my mother tightly in his arms. "Till then, lock the gates. Reduce the staff. Limit her contact with people. Keep her powers hidden from everyone. Especially from our kingdom. We can't let the fear spread."

And when we got home, that's exactly what they did. All the children of the staff were restricted from coming to the castle anymore. The staff was cut in half. And the gates were closed, no one without permission was allowed to enter.

I felt so lonely. I was locked away from the outside world, forced into hiding because of these 'powers' I was born with. From that moment on, I felt like I was cursed.

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Addison, Age 13

"It's getting stronger! I can't control it!" I exclaim in a panic. My parents were with me in my room.

"It's ok Addison. Calm down." My father says reaching a hand out to touch my shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" I yell, cowering away. "Please." I say quietly. "I don't want to hurt you." Their faces are creased with concern but soften with my words. Both of them step forward and wrap me in a hug, the tears streak down my face.

"Conceal, don't feel." My father whispered.

"Conceal," I sniff. "don't feel." I take in a deep breath and let it out.

"Good girl." He praises.

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Addison, Age 18

This can't be happening. This can't be happening!

It was supposed to be a quick trip to celebrate my cousin's coming of age. Now my parents just aren't coming back. The advisors told me the boat never even made it there. And I ran. I ran to hide in my room for fear that my powers would betray me because of my emotions.

"Princess Addison!" I hear them call behind me, but I can't stop. I have to lock myself away, before I can hurt someone.

I slammed and fell back against the door, tears streaming down my cheeks. I feel like I can't breathe. I rip off the wig that covers my hideous white hair. I slide down the door as it begins to snow in my room. I cradle my knees to my chest and just cry.

I'm an orphan now. An orphan princess.

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