"Stop." TJ shook his head vehemently, his hand outstretched as if to stop anyone from approaching. "You lied to me. You all lied to me. I have been dragged away from my home - no, from my planet! I've been attacked, mauled, and almost died twice, and you have the audacity to suggest I trust you?! Bullcrap."
Terüni raised an eyebrow, trying to keep her temper under control. "Bullcrap? Really? You think it's so terrible to be the heir to the throne, but what about the actions of your ancestors? You left us, you took scores of races with you, and because of you, our whole way of living collapsed! Trade, economy, the ruling system, all tipped upside down when you stupid humans decided to pack your bags and find another planet - and it might've happened a long, long time ago, but the effects of your treachery still linger to this day. So don't you dare speak of bullcrap, when all your race has brought us is suffering. The least you can do is accept your place as King and try to fix your ancestors' mistakes."
Silence reigned through the camp as the warriors stared at Terüni in wide-eyed disbelief. TJ, his golden-brown hair falling over his forehead, had quiet fury written across his features as he glared at the Elf.
"I am not my ancestors," he growled through his teeth, then turned on his heel and shoved his way back into the teepee, leaving them in shocked bewilderment.
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Book 1 of The Chronicles of Aereth saga
When T-J, a misguided, orphaned teenager, learns of the existence of an arcane world home to supernatural creatures, his view of Earth as he knows it is turned upside-down. Upon discovering he too is not of the Human World, the boy is propelled into a world of danger, magic, and the struggle between good and evil. With the help of newfound allies, T-J must embark on an epic journey to reclaim his throne, save his homeland and unearth his long-forgotten past.
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My gaze was fixed on Weston, wanting to look away so he didn't see me but unable to, and so when he whipped his head in my direction, he looked me square in the eyes.
I was painfully aware of how I was sitting on Dego's lap, his arm around my waist, mine around his neck.
I couldn't move, couldn't breathe, and he didn't either for several time stopping seconds.
Then he slowly took a step in my direction, and kept walking until he was standing directly in front of Dego and I.
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Two years ago Avery Blackwood's father met and married a demure Sunday school teacher, who, within a matter of months, spent his entire savings and completely wiped out everything he'd done over the years, wrapping up the whole thing by having an affair. Her father divorced the woman, but it was too late to save the families finances, and before they could even begin to get back on their feet, Daniel Blackwood is deployed to the middle east, leaving Avery with her wealthy cousins to try and acclimate to an environment foreign to the one she was raised in.
The pressure builds until Avery makes the choice to leave, her destination over halfway across the country; her brothers ranch in southeastern Colorado.
The only obstacles-she has fifty dollars to her name and no car, and her controlling aunt standing in the way. Influenced by a childhood of war and action movies, Avery, armed with a bowie knife and determination, simply heads out the back door and doesn't look back.
She isn't expecting her envisioned trek across America to end so soon; a chance meeting with a family friend and neighbor who feels responsible for his friends daughter causes her to alter her plans.
Within the few days she is with Weston Travers, she falls for him, and falls hard,
but falling in love with someone ten years her senior may not have the fairytale ending every girl dreams about.
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