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Stories by: scarlettgemstones
4 stories
Kingdom Come
Micah Baudille almost had his throne.The blasted thing was in his clutches when his kingdom fell.He lost everything in the space of a couple of hours.His parents,His kingdom,His friends,His betrothed.And now, thrown forward by the one person he has left, Micah is in pursuit again. And damn everything if he doesn't get his life back.Cataleyah Charamain was a princess in her own right. She was betrothed to a boy who was ready to take another throne. Then she was cut down and abandoned, everything snatched away.But she rebuilt herself, wool woven as hard as steel. And now, rising from her own ashes, she wants the crown. And everything be damned if she doesn't fight for it until kingdom come.*****Pronunciation: Micah= mik-ahCataleyah= cat-ah-lay-ah
Thrice Upon A Choice
"There's a lot riding on this," I said, "If we lose.""There's a lot riding on every decision we make from now on. There's been a lot riding on everything we've done for a while now," *****In the final instalment to the Once Upon A War trilogy, Aspen So is faced again by the prospect of war. The two states, Kindara and Corra have been tiptoeing around the actual conflict, but not for much longer. She knows it's coming, but has long since realised that there aren't just two sides anymore. Surrounded by a new bunch of faces, she leads the Rebellion into battle, searching for the better life she knows she's all but missed out on.All rights reserved, Copyright 2015
Twice Upon A Battle
(Book Two in the Once Upon a War trilogy)With so much left behind her, Aspen So can only look forward. The enemy isn't so easily outrun through.Confronted with her past, Aspen starts to see her defenses failing as she struggles with herself and her own conscious choices because it may not be long until she doesn't have any. War rages outside her haven and she knows only too well how quickly people change.Especially when the game is no longer right and wrong.All rights reserved, Copyright 2015
Once Upon A War
The country has been divided for years. The East and the West. 5 years ago, they built a wall. 2 years ago, they stopped letting people through it. 6 months ago the East assembled my team. A week ago, the West declared war. My team will be the turning point in this battle for power. If we were to be captured by the West, they would win but if the East doesn't use us in the field, this war may last decades. My name is Aspen So and my country is at war. I will see to it that the right side wins.Book One in the Once upon a War trilogy All rights reserved, Copyright 2015