A Reflection's Tale
janinaraven
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  • Reads 139
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  • Parts 13
  • Time 1h 41m
janinaraven
Complete, First published Jul 18, 2020
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Seventeen year old Lyra Ava Paris lives in her parents' Hotel For Magic Beings. One day, a strange guest, dressed completely in black, checks in - and is murdered only minutes after his arrival. Lyra's parents are accused of killing him, and the young witch has to prove them guiltless as fast as possible. She hopes to find help and answers to her questions in Aestria - a world on the other side of the mirror in room 13 - but on her journey, nothing is what it seems and slowly, she isn't convinced of her parents' innocence anymore - especially when more and more strange people claim to be a member of her family and magical beings come forth...
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This story is a Community Story, written together with my friends & followers on Instagram. We plotted together and decided via polls and surveys what should happen next. (20k words)
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Bite or Howl

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I could feel its presence from behind me. I tried walking faster, but I could feel it slowly pacing near me. I turned around, expecting a dark, hideous vampire standing behind me, but to my surprise, there was none. I turn back around to start going back to the pack house where it's safe but I realise, he's right in front of me. My breath catches in my throat as I let out a gasp. "Never seen something so beautiful, I see?" He taunts. "Make one sound and I'll bite you right here, right now." ════ *.·:·. ☽ ✧ ✦ ✧ ☾ .·:·.* ════ Phoebe Wolf, a gorgeous werewolf and daughter of the Alpha. She could make men fall in love with her in a second with her beauty but despite her charming looks and sweet personality, her family neglected her. Her parents died later on in an attack near the borders of the werewolf clan and the vampire coven, leaving her older brother to take over the werewolf pack as alpha. Phoebe was abandoned in the castle, never to be seen again by any other wolf. But little did they know, Phoebe's mate was still out there. He was somewhere, waiting for her too. But there's one thing stopping them from meeting. The borders. // Story by @barbziecult Started 20.6.2020 Ended 24.8.2020 (First book in trilogy)

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