The Picking
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Ongoing, First published Feb 24, 2017
Mature
For as long as Arabella could remember the royals had always taken this time of year to take another bride for their family. The air was crisper and ran chills through your skin to your bones. The birds were scarce and the animals had gone into hibernation. The Royals had two different houses. There were the Dracul. They were vampires; evil beings. The second house were Lycaon. They were werewolves and even more brutal than the vampires.
Most women found husbands before this time but some were chosen to be the sacrifices for their village. 
Some brides were killed upon arrival. Some were prisoners.
No one wanted to be a sacrifice...
Then Arabella meets Ulrik Lycaon...


Photo Credit: Neuschwanstein front façade and surroundings (photochrom print, c. 1900)
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