"Here be dragons" A phrase meaning dangerous or unexplored territories, frequently used in the 1700s and earlier by cartographers on faraway, uncharted corners of the map. It was meant to warn people away from dangerous areas where sea monsters were believed to exist. It's now used metaphorically to warn people away from unexplored areas or untried actions. Beware, this isn't a story about good people doing heroic things...no, this is a story about the bad guys. ***This is a fan-fiction based off CL Stone's Ghostbird series. The characters belong to her and I take no credit or financial gain from this story. I took creative license over the story line, but it's for entertainment purposes only!*** ***This is a dark horror story with some violent and gory imagery. If these types of things disturb you, I advise you not to read. It's not all about the blood, of course; humor and perhaps a little love is mixed in.***

Sang Sorenson is almost 18 years old and never had any friends, boyfriend, first kiss, or even talked to anyone her own age. She was forced to never leave home by her Stepmother. So what happens when she has to go into town to get a job? Sang Sorensen's life is about to begin with adventure, romance, and a lot of fun with "some" very hot and charming guys. Sang makes friends with a dog named Max. Max and the boys act strange around each other. He's not like any other dog, but Sang doesn't know that due to her being locked up her whole life. Who is Max? Why is he so different? What's his secret? Why do the boys and Max act so weird around each other? What's going on? There's something almost magical happening. This isn't some fairy tale. Or is it?

Sang Sorenson a girl with a past and secrets she wants to forget, she escaped the worst of it at 16 to travel the world and learn all sorts of things, she's not the weak little girl she used to be. Two years after her escape she's decided to settle down to 'small town' life in SC. With the help of Dr. Phil Roberts who funded her journey abroad and him being one of two people who really know her. She is the girl that can disappear without a trace, the girl some call a ghost. The girl no one really noticed, until a strange group of 14 tall handsome strangers shows up with some secrets of their own. Are they worth her trust and time or will she have to disappear once more. Tired of running yet unsure of staying Sang's in for a wild ride, but she's determined to hold tight. The Blackbourne and Toma Team's won't know what hit them. The Blackbourne and Toma boy's are in for a treat when a mysterious new girl seems to catch their attention, even more so when she starts showing up wherever they are. There new mission leads two of the boys to move into a small wooded community in which Sang lives. With lives and missions clashing will the boys be able to figure out this mysterious but beautiful stranger before she runs away with their hearts, never to be seen again. Or will she have more to do with their mission than they realize. An adventure full of surprises awaits, they will soon learn that this little bird has teeth. *This is going to be my own personal C.L. Stone fan-fiction I take no credit for anything nor do I really care if anyone steals it. I rate it PG-13 for nightmares and bleeped curses. *

**COMPLETED** A simple mission at a boarding school turns into so much more for the Blackbourne team.

The Blackbourne team didn't take the Ashley waters mission. Instead, they took one in New York, one that tested the bonds they had formed, one that stretched them to their limits.... And found them found lacking, the stress of the job sending them all different directions. Owen feels he failed, and is a lone dog training Academy recruits in Weapons and body language. Sean quit, though he still dabbles in the Academy now and again, and owns his own practice in Charleston. Silas and North do jobs internationally, occasionally stopping back in America to see Uncle or do a job in the states. Victor, Kota, and Nathan are their own team. They stayed in New York, working there and building a name for themselves. Luke and Gabriel went to California, doing odd jobs that mostly involve espianoge and staying to themselves. Sang.... well, she was found by Roberts when she was seventeen. She was on her own, on the streets, sent there after her dad's new play thing found her in the motel she'd been hidden away like a dirty secret and demanded he throw her out, not wanting to share attention. She spent a year being trained, finding out she's a ghost bird, and went out on her own to help with missions around the country. Never the same name, never the same town, never the same team. What happens when five of these places stick to her? When men from different states steal pieces of her heart? Doctor Roberts has had enough. He sees how broken his adopted daughter is, and he knows what missions have made her close off even more. He knows something happened, and he suspects what it could be. What happens when he decides to pull some strings? Something has to give, or is it already shattered beyond repair? *********** EVERYTHING IS CL STONES Nothing's mine :) ************* Edit: this book has a LOT of sexy times...... be warned. I'm thinking rewriting it with more plot less sex. Or doing a second book with more of both. Depends on audience. Original (this) Will stay up.

(Based on the Academy series by C.L.Stone. Do not copy as a lot of this is original work from other stories I'm working on. I just wanted to play around with them in a fanfiction for fun. So I'll be pretty pissed if I find them used elsewhere.) MATURE CONTENT WARNING: there will be abuse and sexy scenes. Lullaby just moved to Charleston, North Carolina. But besides that fact she's still locked away from the rest of the world. Kept in the basement and only allowed out to clean at night, she's got a very small world that's hers. Her mother is cruel and abusive, her father distant and complacent, her sister jealous and malicious. In her basement she creates her own worlds, by painting them on the walls. Her only music is her voice that she dances to. She's beautiful and creepy and socially stunted yet so full of wonder and compassion. Nine men are exhausted from their mission at Ashley Walters. The students belong in prison, the 'management ' is a joke, and the trailers out back are ridiculous. They're apart of The Academy - a secret society with the goal to better the world by any means. Their students are immortal warriors, trained to protect. The Blackbourne team is at a slight disadvantage though - they're missing their mate. Each team has a mate, a single individual to be shared between them for all eternity. This mate will become their center, their reason for existing. She'll also empower them and make them stronger. So when a flirty doctor, a music prodigy, and a foul mouthed artist hear an angel singing on their way back from the diner - imagine their horror and surprise when they find their mate lives in a concrete cage. Imagine their surprise that she's been locked away since her childhood over a unique gift each mate is blessed with. A gift meant to be revered and guarded. Her gift being unheard of and new - the lullaby. Coincidence? Perhaps there's more to her tale than the evil mother and the girl who lives in the basement. #LuluSmash

Sang never had a normal life. From abusive and neglectful parents to her only friend being a demon, she's always been abnormal. She never expected 8 other boys, though, to swoop in and take over her life. Her dead life, that is. I do not own the Ghostbird series or any of the characters in it. All rights go to the author C.L. Stone.

Sang Sorenson is a witch, a rare one at that too. She's lived in the forest behind the Charleston Kingdom ever since she was born and Sang Can't help but to wonder what life is like outside of the tall trees of her cage. She knows that'll never happen though, not if her mother has anything to do with it. One day Sang encounters a lost girl with glasses and ends up befriending her which eventually leads to weekly visits from her new-found friend. This is only one of the of many, many changes that has happened in Sang's life and she can't help but embrace the euphoric feeling of freedom for the first time. So, what happens when Sang meets 9 incredibly perfect guys from the Charleston Kingdom? What happens when she finds out the Charleston Kingdom is very cynical when it comes to magical abilities? And what happens when her mother finds out what she's been doing?

Cover by Macey_Mouse Sang is a human. Scratch that, she's a cat. She's an Academy bird? Maybe labels aren't her thing. Sang Sorenson is a shifter, a human who can shift into an animal at will. It's been her secret for years. She never had the best life, but when her mother found out, Sang found out just how cruel humans could be. The punishments were relentless, always for things she didn't do. Her mother's favorite was to strip her down naked, force her to shift, and lock her out of the house until it was time for school. Then, Sang would be let inside to get ready, go to school, come home and do some chores, possibly being punished, and then it was outside for the rest of the night/weekend. She was a 'creature from Hell,' as her atheist mother might say, an animal. And animals live outside. That doesn't make it any easier to survive out there, however. So when Sang gets stuck in a tree, and the boys come to the rescue, she's grateful for the 'friends.' She soaks up their attention and affection, quickly worming her way into their team- but as only a mere cat. They confide in her, love her as a pet, unaware of her true nature. They have no idea the kitten they love so much is really just a teenage girl. How long can she keep up the act? What happens when the boys find out? I guess you'll have to hit the 'Start Reading' button if you ever want to figure it out. Insert exaggerated wink here.

Rebbie Edwards has been with the Academy branch in Tucson, AZ for four years and in those four years she still hasn't found a permanent 'bird' team, a family, to call her own. After yet another incident with her temporary team she's given an assignment, working with a 'dog' team, while the Academy tries to find one last group of 'birds' that is willing to give her a chance. If she can't find a team here, she may have to move and try another city, but there are some things in Tucson that she just can't leave behind. **♥️♠️♥️♠️♥️** This story is inspired by the Academy universe created by C.L. Stone: The Academy Series (Ghost Bird or Scarab Beetle.) To read the true works of C.L. Stone please search your local bookstore, ebook retailer or visit her website clstonebooks.com **♠️♥️♠️♥️♠️** Many locations in this story are true while others may be fictional for the sake of the story line. This story is marked as mature for language and adult situations.