Mishap & Retribution
By M.M. Shelley
Mishap Series/Book 3
Genre: YA/ Fantasy/ Sci-Fi
Number of pages: 302
At the Dawn of Time a curse against Man was made and only Death will satisfy it.
The year is 2045 and twins Grasiella and Tatiana who are Cinerian, Fae and Human must choose a side and may find themselves on different sides of an ancient war.
With Tatiana trapped in the Fae realm and learning what life has been like, she has found herself bonding with the Fae. Grasiella seeking the whereabouts of her twin has come to a crossroads of her own.
Separated and neither knowing the fate of the other, each make their way to an uncertain future.
Death has swept across the Hawaiian Islands and the cost of peace may be too high.
***EXCERPT***
Grasiella kept a safe distance between herself and Missy as she
followed her through the thick jungle of the Big Island of Hawaii. Missy was
keeping something from her; she could feel it and Grasiella had to know what it
was. It was not an easy task to locate Missy or to follow her, Missy was fast
and she seemed to fly from tree to tree. She suddenly vaulted onto the ground
only to run like a gazelle around the trees and brush. Grasiella had never
needed to work so hard at trying to stay concealed; she had experienced a close
call the first time that Missy had come crashing to the earth from her high
perch in the trees.
Earlier in the day
Missy had agreed to meet with Grasiella after receiving a gnome who had carried
the message. Grasiella had needed to swipe a strand of hair from Missy without
her realizing what she was doing; she had used the strand of hair for a
tracking charm. It was the only way that Grasiella was able to keep up with Missy;
if not for the charm she would have lost her miles back.
Over the course of
the last few weeks Grasiella’s skills at charms had improved, it was a skill
she had never thought to use for anything other than her own amusement. Now she
had no choice but to use her magic as a way of discovering the secrets that
everyone on the islands seemed to be carrying around with them. Those secrets
were pivotal to her and her twin sister Tatiana’s survival.
Missy came to a
stop at the base of the Kohala Mountains her body tensed as she stood unmoving.
Grasiella used the trunk of a tree to block herself from view and peeked out to
watch carefully. It seemed as if the air had become still and the noises of the
jungle had come to a halt as she anxiously waited to see what Missy would do
next.
Missy’s head rolled
to the right, her right arm rose level with her shoulder until it suddenly shot
skyward stretching up, her palm opened filling with the light from the sun.
Ever so slowly her head rolled to the left and she repeated the movements on
the left side of her body. Very slowly her arms began to drop until they rested
at her sides and as they dropped a piece of the mountain shifted ever so
slightly to the left. Missy kicked out with her left leg jumped into the air
and landed on her hands in a handstand position her back to the Kohala
Mountains. Her right leg bent backwards and very slowly she touched the
mountain with her foot.
Another piece of the mountain shifted aside
this time it revealed an opening in the shape of a trillion. Missy pushed
against the ground with her hands, swung back around until she was on her feet
and strode into the mountain, sealing it shut behind her.
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About the Author:
M.M. Shelley is a storyteller, word
smith and dreamer. She has traveled the world extensively in search of the
magic which is often overlooked in every day life. M.M. Shelley is a native of
southern California, and a student of mythology from which she gets much
inspiration.
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