Dianna Starcross has always been plagued with dreams, dreams of a certain fey, of the strongest fey of BOTH courts. Cain Cirst, has made a vow, a vow to find something even HE'D risk hs life for. When their worlds collide outside of her dreams what will Dianna do? When she discovers a secret not even Cain knew about himself, a secret of blood and darkness, what will happen to Dianna? Can she ever return home,safe, to the family that loves her?
EXURP:
Ascending the steps I watched him as I walked the air seemed to thicken as I walked, the moment lasting an eternity. When I finally reached him still holding the offered hand I looked into his eyes and saw not the emerald green I'd grown accustomed to but a flat darkness burning like the fires of hell.
Risvegliarmi
Madre
Il mio destino,
Scelgo se,
Riesco a resistere
Risvegliami
Il mio destino,
Scelgo se,
Riesco a resistere.
Pulling me into another embrace Cain trailed the tips of his fingers over my spine , lightly caressing me leaning down he placed his lips next to my ear singing softly each movement of his lips causing it to graze the delicate shell of my ear.
"Risvegliarmi
Madre
Il mio destino,
Scelgo se,
Riesco a resistere
Risvegliami"
Shoving myself away I stumbled down the steps running as fast as I can suddenly aware of the changed clothes, running down desecrated halls I searched frantically for some escape that may look like Cain but it definitely wasn't him. My heels clacked against the ruined tile as I ran my long dress tripped me the white fabric tearing under my heels. All the while his voice reverberated around me.
"Il mio destino,
Scelgo se,
Riesco a resistere.
Risvegliami
Non c'è scelta senza me.
Non c'è vita senza me.
Non c'è scelta senza me.
Non c'è..."
Lian snuck out of the imperial palace and exposed the village healer to be a fraud and a devil-worshipper. Cursed by the spurned fire god, Huogwai, and disgraced and cast out by the royal family, Lian set out with her manservant Emiru to the kingdom of fire to rid her of the curse of uncontrollable flames for a chance to regain her claim to the throne. But being a fire disciple meant she was a practitioner of the forbidden arts. For those that hunt her kind, the game had just started.