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The Emperor’s Wife – Chapter 11 – Sayana
For the next few years, Sayana grew accustomed to her life on Covus. She cooked and cleaned for Reynard and Ethian, learned to walk the kilometer into town a couple times a week to buy supplies, and just acclimatized to… Continue reading
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The Emperor’s Wife – Chapter 9 – Sayana
Sayana collected her luggage and stepped outside of the port terminal. She looked around. Now, how was she going to find Reynard? Once she found him, how was she going to convince him that he needed to help her? So… Continue reading
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The Emperor’s Wife – Chapter 8 – Karis
“What do you mean they are gone?” Karis demanded as Arken stood in front of him, a distressed look on his face. “I went to deal with a matter of some urgency and when I returned, all six of them… Continue reading
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The Emperor’s Wife – Chapter 5 – Sayana
None of the women had an easy time with their pregnancy. All developed morning sickness in the early stages and were miserable. Arken managed to find things for them to eat that they could keep down, and the doctors gave… Continue reading
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The Emperor’s Courtesan – Chapter 2 – Karis
“Karis Valspur, what are you doing?” Kaelea Valspur demanded as her son climbed even higher in the tree. “Come down right now. You can’t escape the inevitable by climbing the tree.” “I don’t want to leave the courtesan wing.” Karis… Continue reading
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Child’s play
Image by Alexa from Pixabay Lidiya watched as her children stared at the pads in their hands, eyes glued to the screens. She frowned. They were young, only five and seven, and she felt they shouldn’t be spending so much… Continue reading
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Visions of the past
Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay Viv sighed as she stepped out of her house and into the heavily polluted air of the city. She coughed, like everyone around her, as she made her way to the bus stop. She remembered… Continue reading
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Double Trouble
Image by Jupi Lu from Pixabay Vi stood in front of the mirror. The solid black bodysuit fit her like a glove. “Mi, are you ready?” Her twin sister stepped out from behind the closet door. “No, but you’re making… Continue reading
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Subway to Nowhere
Image by Thomas G. from Pixabay Nina made sure her mask was in place before descending the stairs. The strange, ribbed texture felt odd under her boot. “What is this place?” she asked as the exploration team looked around the… Continue reading
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Bedtime Story
Image by Betidraws from Pixabay “…And the mama bear and the baby bear curled up safe and snug in their cave and lived happily ever after.” Anna smiled sleepily at her mother as she kissed her on the forehead and… Continue reading
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