#but then they realized that they can just play fantasy where hazel is a princess knight on her noble steed and leo is a dragon/dragon rider

[queenjunothegreat]

The only reason I would consider writing a fic where all of the Seven are little kids is because the thought of Jason and Percy having a full-on eight year old beat down over whether sharks or wolves are cooler is so fucking funny to me.

[vidimillion]

Jasico in Atlantis/Treasure Planet &/or Pirates AU?? Mostly just thinking about that fantasy treasure huntin' adventure flavor...

it took a while for me to get the time to write this and even longer to get the inspo for it. honestly was a blast to think up tho. thanks for the req!

jason grace is the son of the king, groomed to one day be the one to take the throne. whether he liked it or not.

the young prince was the king's ideal son— handsome, smart, athletic, kind... the picture perfect image of a leader. a young man who liked to read stories about adventure and ride horseback into the kingdom, where he'd look at the other kids his age, playing around.

look. look, and never join.

his older sister thalia, the ex-crown princess, has not been seen since jason was a little kid. at least, not officially, because in reality she had been visiting her baby brother in secret for years. she'd been on the run the whole time, but always found a way to come back to her brother.

jason loves her, he does, but he resents her a little for leaving the pressure of the kingdom (and their father) on him. though every time he asks her, she only smiled at him and whispered, "don't worry about anything. I have a plan."

he never understood what she meant. he wanted to believe her, but as his eighteenth birthday and thus his coronation grows closer, he still doesn't even know what he's supposed to be believing in.

a few weeks shy of his coronation, thalia asks him to meet her at the beach three days before the big day. he never expects her visits, them being few and far between, so her setting a schedule was a surprise to him. he worries about being caught, with their father doubling down on security as the coronation draws closer. she insists though, and jason yields. three days before his coronation, he sneaks out to go to the beach, but she isn't there.

he walks around for a little while, trying to look for her, and for a second he worries that she was caught by someone while she was waiting for him. before he can begin to freak out, he hears a low hum in the distance. he walks around the beach, by the rocks, and decides to try the cliff to find the source of it. by the time the cliff is in view, the humming starts to sound like a baritone song. his mind doesn't think to question it, doesn't recognize anything amiss, and before he realizes it he's running for the cliff's edge and he's staring straight down into the sea.

when he wakes up, it takes his hearing a while to come back, and the first thing he notices is the moon is still high in the sky.

"—lure him into the water, I didn't want you to make him jump off a cliff!"

that voice sounds like thalia, jason thought, the first coherent thing he's conceptualized in a while.

"I can't help where he goes, I just tell him to go!"

that sounds like the voice he heard before he jumped.

"hey, he's awake."

that voice sounds... hot.

jason's eyes open to a black-haired, olive-skinned boy with a jawline that could cut fucking glass. he mumbles groggily, "Did I die?"

Hot Guy smiles like jason told him a half-funny joke, "Why do you think you did?"

jason groaned like he was both in pain and was immensely tired. "You look like an angel."

that was definitely not the answer Hot Guy expected, because he immediately flushes red and sputters. jason's eyes focus behind the Hot Guy and sees thalia wolf whistling at him, and a fucking siren with a long sea-green tail bursting into laughter. "You're not dead Jay," thalia says, "but we're definitely very far from home."

(more under the cut. like a lot more.)

apparently, his beloved sister became a fucking pirate after running away. jumping from ship to ship, she’d been gaining a reputation for herself before pledging her loyalty to one of the most formidable pirate crews on the seven seas (and the only one that's all-female). the 'plan' she'd had, that she'd foreshadowed for almost years, was just to get her half-siren friend percy (who can apparently go from siren to human form at will, which jason thinks is awesome) to lure jason into the sea where they could get him.

jason politely admits that it sounds super stupid. thalia does agree, but enforces the fact that it did work.

the ship jason is currently on is apparently, percy's. he's the captain of a crew of five, six if you include him, named hazel, frank, leo, piper and annabeth. thalia just likes to visit sometimes.

they're tiny, and they're all very young, but jason's doubts about their capabilities vanish once percy tells him that people call them the six. jason's heard of them, obviously— his father has been trying to catch them for months now. his father was already furious knowing he wasn't able to capture a crew so small in size, imagine what would happen if he found out the oldest one of all of them is nineteen.

jason, on his first few days on the ship, feels numb. thalia had percy set him up in the med bay, at the back of the ship where the only thing he can hear is the crash of water. he thinks about his kingdom, his father— what was he going to do without an heir? what was the kingdom going to do without a king? he feels relieved, he feels guilty, he feels like he's failing the one thing he was born to do and feels like he has a chance to pick what he wants to do.

jason closes his eyes, thinking, and doesn't notice someone had come in until a cold hand lays on his forehead. he jolts his eyes open and it's nico, the Hot Guy who was with thalia and percy. nico tells him he was just checking jason's temperature and he turns to leave, but jason stops him and asks him to stay. there was "no" already on the tip of his tongue, but jason didn't stand for it. nico desisted, only to wonder why jason was so adamant about making him stay.

jason asks why percy didn't call him a part of the crew. hesitantly, nico tells him it's because he isn't. he's not an official pirate of any crew, and instead runs around ship to ship and coast to coast, either striking deals with the more reasonable pirates or taking out crews of them all on his own.

jason asks him why he keeps moving around like that. as a short answer, nico tells him it's for his father's work. jason feels like there's more to it than that, but he doesn't push.

the medicine thalia insisted he take was making him a little loopy. he barely recalls what he was saying, but apparently it was stupid enough to make nico laugh and respectful enough to make him stay. the medicine doesn't make him too loopy for very long, just a few hours, but the next night when jason found himself wanting company again, he played stupid so nico would stay with him.

(hazel, nico's half sister and apparently the only reason he sometimes travels with their ship for a few days, was the one in charge of taking care of him while he was forcefully bedridden. he realized she knew what he was doing when all three of them were talking one day and she gave him a thumbs-up behind nico's back.)

nico leaves once jason's off bed rest. he asks hazel whether or not she knows when they're gonna pick him up again, and she tells him the week and a half he was there with them was actually the longest time he's ever stayed.

he keeps asking for a while after nico's left. after four weeks, he stops asking.

six months later, they pick nico up again at a bustling port. it's also the same port where jason decides to leave.

jason spends the first night off the ship in a warm little inn, but he doesn't sleep. he thinks he really should sleep more when he didn't realize a fucking intruder got into his room until he heard the soft thump of their feet on the floor. he gets into a melee battle with the black-hooded figure, still quick on his feet even though he hasn't slept in weeks, but eventually the intruder has him pinned down to the nearest flat surface. jason almost bites them before the figure rips off their mask to reveal— it's just nico.

somehow, they end up sitting on the roof of the inn, sharing a bottle of wine nico denies he stole but jason absolutely knew he did.

nico asks jason why he decided to leave the crew, even after getting so irreversibly close with all of them— which he knows jason did.

jason answers that by telling him about his kingdom, back across at least three seas by now. he tells nico about how the town square shines gold almost all hours of the day and glows even at twilight, but the further you get from the kingdom gates the more you see filthy alleys and dirty children. he tells nico about the times he'd go into town in disguise and see how many horrendous things are happening, then eavesdrop on council meetings and figure out why.

he also tells nico about his father, and he keeps it as brief as he can but nico understands what he means.

he tells nico he has to go back, get his kingdom and his crown no matter what chaos he knows would've erupted. he thinks of the councilmen, of dukes and lords he knows will be doing anything for a chance at the throne, now that the crown prince is missing. he tells nico about them, then he tells nico about his people, and he doesn't need to tell nico the rest to know he gets it.

nico still asks why he has to be the one to go back, when on the sea he has percy, piper, leo, thalia, freedom. in return, jason asks why nico is always running.

because i have to, is the answer to both their questions. maybe i'm wrong, but i think i have to.

three days later, after additional goodbyes and promises to write, they start a journey back to jason's kingdom. jason tells nico he shouldn't come, that it'll be a journey of peril that won't get any easier when they do get to the kingdom— nico just glares at him and continues to pack two horses even more aggressively. jason relents.

so now it's just the two of them, both running back and running away, but at least this time they've got a friend.

[gingerpeachtae]

Concentric [21]

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Words: 4.7k

Genres: fantasy!AU, angst, fluff, enemies to lovers, eventual smut

Warnings: n/a

Summary: You had been ready for the end of the semester. You had been ready to spend time away from your best friend, Jimin, and finally move on from the feelings you harbored. Yet, after your friend was forced to reveal a secret, you found yourself in a new world that was chock full of magic, war, and wonder. So, here you were, basically thrown into your own fantasy novel, with your best friend on one side, and six male warriors on the other.

A/N: I am so sorry my update schedule has been wack recently but here ya’ll go! Engoy and i hope you all had a peachy start to the new year! 💙

Amarok bit back a scream as the searing pain bore deeper into his mind, the sound making his wolves whimper and whine from where they laid in the corner of the tent.

It felt like his head was being split; a scorching dagger buried to the hilt and dragged about, burning and destroying his brain. It was leaving him gasping for air and blinded by the dark spots appearing behind his eyes.

“You are too late.” His master seethed, his voice so guttural and raspy it filled the emptiness of the tent like a shriek. “They unlocked the key.”

Amarok’s vision continued to grow darker, the black spots in his vision expanding with every heartbeat.

“Do you know what this means?” Uzjuk spat out.

Choking on a mix between a sob and a groan, Amarok dug his fingers into his scalp while forcing out an answer. “They… know… where…”

“Yes,” Uzjuk hissed. “She will have told them where I am entering this world from. Where I first met you and set you on your true path.”

The pain was becoming too much. It was too dark. Too hot. Too intense. A scream began to rip its way out from Amarok’s throat, but before it could claw its way out, his master released his grip on the male’s mind with a tsk.

Amarok heaved on the ground as he slowly eased the tight grasp he had on his hair. Bracing himself on one hand and one forearm, he breathed laboriously as his wolves came to his side and nudged him with their wet noses.

“So weak,” his master growled in disgust.

Sweat trailed down the side of the male’s face as he pushed his wolves away with a curse under his breath. When they tried to come to his side once more, Amarok shoved them back more forcefully and yelled at them to get out. The canines’ ears pressed flat against their skulls as they bowed their heads and slunked out of the tent’s flap. Struggling to his feet, Amarok whispered an apology for his behavior to the god. The dark smoke that was his master swirled around his form, disturbing the air and causing the few lit candles to flicker dangerously and threaten to go out.

“Attacking the palace will have to wait now.” Uzjuk croaked out in anger, the darkness inside the tent pulsating to show his disappointment. “First thing in the morning, change course to the cave.”

“Yes, master.”

“You must get there before she does. She cannot be allowed to touch the rift.”

“Yes, master.”

“Be sure to kill them all. And make the key watch before slitting his throat. Make him listen to their screams, see their blood.”

The male’s lips twisted into a smile. “Yes, master.”

Then, without another word, Uzjuk and his smoke vanished, and Amarok sagged to his knees.

Clenching his fists, he breathed out between his teeth. “I’ll kill them all.”

“So like…” You momentarily paused as you leaned back into Jungkook’s chest, pursing your lips and raising your brows at the other Saeni around you. “If he’s the god of pain and darkness then their sex life was probably kinky as hell. Just saying.”

You and the other Saeni were meeting to decide what the best course of action was for dealing with Uzjuk and his rift into Illain. Not much progress had been made though; there was simply too much shock still lingering from the sudden interaction with the mother goddess to be making such big decisions. Of course, comments like the one you just made were not helping either.

The corner of your lips lifted in amusement as Namjoon pinched the bridge of his nose in exasperation while the others blinked at you astoundingly. Close to your ear, you heard Jungkook release a light snort, no doubt rolling his eyes at your statement.

“You just witnessed me being possessed by the mother goddess herself and her detailing how we need to close off her psycho ex-lover’s entry into Illain before he kills us and basically throws the entire world into eternal darkness and their sex life is what you’re focused on!?” Jimin looked at you across the group in disbelief, his brown eyes going wide.

You laughed. “Oh, come on! There’s no way you could be in a relationship with the god of pain and not be into BDSM.” You leaned forward a bit and threw a hand out toward the white-haired Saeni sitting close by.  “That’s like looking at Hobi’s outfit and saying he couldn’t be a bondage and knife play enthusiast.”

The evening sunlight reflected off the spy’s plentiful knives as he coughed into his hand, shifted his body, and looked into the distance with squinty eyes. In other words, blatantly avoiding eye contact with the mint-haired magic user next to him. You swear you saw a hint of flush creeping up his neck too.

Better take a freaking note, Mr. Sparkle Hands. You’re welcome for this information.

With a satisfied smirk dancing on your face, you went back to resting against your boyfriend’s chest, whose quiet laughter vibrated into your body, as Jimin took a deep breath and slowly ran a hand through his hair while thumping his head back against the trunk of his father’s draeva. Jiae brought her small hand up to his knee and began rubbing her thumb back and forth soothingly while Tae innocently looked between you and his apricot-haired brother before asking what knife play meant.

You struggled to withhold a giggle at Jimin’s tired face as Mingi’s hazel eyes also grew curious and he shifted closer to hear the half-Saeni’s answer. Meanwhile, Namjoon and Jin just groaned and dropped their heads in frustration at how the meeting they called for had fallen so off-topic. Beside them, Chungah was watching the events unfold impassively, simply keeping an eye on the lilac-haired princess and waiting for a decision to be made.

As you watched the female guard apathetically observe Jiae and her surroundings you recalled when she had finally come out from her oh-so pleasant interrogating inside the temple a little while after everything had happened. She had tensed up as she listened to Mingi explain what had occurred, and although her steeled eyes had softened just a smidge when Illai’s name was mentioned, all she did was ask about Jiae when the male guard finished telling the story. After confirming that no harm came to the princess and that she was alright, the female just nodded and fell back into her usual silence.

You blinked a few times as you left the recent memory and returned to the present, and as your eyes refocused on your surroundings, you realized that you had been staring at Chungha while thinking. Her gaze locked with yours and she lifted a brow lazily in disinterested questioning. You threw her a quick smile but all she did was hum lowly before returning her eyes to the princess.

I know she’s on our side and all but damn her cold silence can be so intimidating. You shuddered slightly as you moved your gaze back to the others.

While Jimin deeply sighed in defeat and hastily explained to the curious Saeni what knife play entailed, you smiled while watching Yoongi scoot closer to Hobi, give him a nudge, and ask why his face was suddenly flushing. The kiela’s spy immediately started denying it though, arguing that it was just the darkening sunlight on his skin.

“Is that something you like?” Jungkook suddenly breathed into your ear.

“Huh?”

“He wrapped his arms around your torso and tugged you even more against him so that he could whisper in a deep, breathy tone. “Knife play. Is that something you’re into, sweetheart?”

Biting your lip, you smirked. “Wouldn’t you like to know?”

“I would. That’s why I’m asking.” You could feel Jungkook bare his teeth and you shivered as he nipped at your earlobe.

“Oh my goddess, okay, before Kook and Y/N literally start making out in front of us can we please figure this out?” Namjoon half-yelled, his voice dripping with stress.

Instantly, Jungkook moved away from your head and you sheepishly looked at the leader of the kiela as heat rushed up to your face. You and your boyfriend murmured out a shy apology and the yellow-eyed male let out an exhale.

“No, I’m sorry. I’m just… I don’t know what to do.” Namjoon looked at you both with apprehension filling his features and Jin raised his hand to squeeze his brother’s shoulder.

“Didn’t Illai say she would guide Chim in his mind? Let’s just use that, find that damned thing, close it, and call it a day.” Yoongi piped up as you heard a low rumble of thunder in the distance.

A cool wind blew in and rustled the leaves, and as you looked toward the horizon, you could see heavy, dark clouds starting to roll in. No doubt it would be raining soon.

Jimin tugged at his hair once before bumping his palm against his forehead. “I haven’t heard or felt anything from her yet so I’m not sure exactly how the whole guiding me thing is gonna go.”

“Plus, Illai said that Uzjuk would have felt her presence and likely move his forces to protect the rift. Even if we move fast, I don’t know if we could move fast enough to get there first,” Jiae added.

Both Mingi and Chungha scoffed before telling the lilac-haired female that there would be no ‘we’ in her situation, that she would be going back to the palace.

Jiae’s pale blue eyes narrowed. “What?”

Your best friend grabbed her hand from his knee and looked into her eyes as softly as he could. “They’re right. You need to go back.”

Her mouth dropped open and you could see her trying to find the words to fight as her gaze flitted around the group.

You sent her a sympathetic look, feeling for her. You knew what it was like to want to go and to have someone say you couldn’t. But… this time you agreed with her guards. It would have been different if she knew how to fight or had been training like you, but she hadn’t. Going would only get her or someone else killed.

Sensing how everyone else must also be agreeing with Mingi, Chungha, and Jimin, her posture drooped and she hung her head as another rumble of thunder traveled across the sky. “I know. I know you’re right and I understand why, but that means I’ll be doing nothing while you all are in danger.”

“Not necessarily.” Jungkook spoke up clearly. “You can inform your father about what’s going on and have him send help. Like you said, there’s no way we will get to the rift before the draikensu so we’re going to need backup and a lot of it.”

The kiela voiced their agreement and you saw Chungha even give a curt nod of her head in approval. As the Saeni began discussing different scenarios of the unavoidable skirmish with Uzjuk and his little draikensu followers, you absentmindedly trailed your fingertips across Jungkook’s forearm while watching the approaching storm clouds.

“We don’t even know how many draikensu there are.” Tae sighed while adjusting his headband.

Yoongi picked up a stick by his foot and began drawing shapes in the ground, his elbow bumping into Hobi occasionally. “That won’t be an issue if we get there before them, but on the likely chance we don’t, then we scout it out, I send out location and number of enemies to the palace magic users, and we wait for our backup.”

Sounds like a plan to me babey.

“And if by Exia’s sake we do get there first, we rush in and take care of business like we always do.” Jin added as he gave a small fist pump of victory.

Tae cheered quietly and pumped his fist too, the action making your heart melt.

“Hyungs none of this matters if we aren’t able to find the fucking rift.” Jungkook muttered as another gust of chilly wind picked up.

Hobi groaned in response while Namjoon looked into Jungkook’s eyes. “Illai will come through. The mother goddess won’t let us down.”

Giving Jungkook’s arm a reassuring pat, you affirmed the leader’s words by saying that maybe you all needed to get moving a bit before the goddess could figure out the necessary route to the rift.

Jimin smiled at you as he tapped his fingers against his thigh. “Like when a GPS doesn’t know what the fuck is going on when you’re coming out of a parking garage and you have to drive a little for it to route correctly.”

“Exactly!” You laughed, tipping your head back onto Jungkook’s shoulder. “It’s always so annoying when it does that.”

“You do realize you just called the mother goddess annoying, right? I don’t know what any of that other stuff was, but you definitely just did that.” The male behind you chuckled.

You stiffened as you realized you did just inadvertently called Illai annoying and you meekly whispered an apology to the goddess if she was listening.

Let’s hope her ego doesn’t get wounded as easily as Zeus because I would prefer to not get struck by lightening during this incoming storm.

“Princess…” Mingi abruptly said in a tentative tone.

Everyone fell silent and the only noise was the tree limbs swaying, the birds and bugs chirping, and the distant rolls of thunder.

The hazel-eyes guard cleared his throat and continued in a hesitant voice. “It’s my sworn duty to protect you but… but I wish to go with the kiela. To the rift. They’re going to need every fighter they can get, and I know Chungha is more than enough to keep you safe, so please allow me to-”

“You can go.” Jiae interrupted him softly with a tiny smile, making the male perk up. “But only if you promise to keep an eye on Chim for me.”

You saw Jimin’s jaw tick and he huffed that he didn’t need a guard.

“The future of Illain and therefore my future safety relies on you closing the rift so think of it as an extension of protecting me. Plus, you don’t have a say because Mingi is my guard, so he listens to me, not you.”

Hell yeah, you go girl. You mentally applauded Jiae as your best friend just huffed again and began to aggressively pout.

Mingi, on the other hand, whispered a thank you to the princess and she acknowledged him as the group fell back into a quiet contemplation.

The wind picked up yet again, causing the leaves to shake, Tae’s feather earring to whip around, and everyone’s hair to be rustled. You snuggled further into the male holding you, humming in content at his warmth. Sneaking a glance back at the burgundy head, you saw that he had a serious expression as he thought of possible outcomes of the confrontation with the draikensu, though his eyes softened as he noticed you looking at him. He lifted one hand from where it was wrapped around your torso to rest lightly against your cheek. Smoothing his thumb across your cheekbone, his face relaxed even more as his green eyes drank you in.

“What?” You whispered with a smile.

He just continued to look at you until another breeze sent some strands of your hair floating into your face. Chuckling, he gently brushed them back. Then his peridot eyes flickered down to your lips briefly before he leaned into capture them in a peck. Warm tingles surged within you as he pulled away, a smile teasing at the edge of his mouth. With an appeased sigh, you went to face forward again, but caught sight of Juufa’s temple out of the corner of your eye which made you pause.

After a few heartbeats, you tore your gaze from the ancient structure and looked at the Saeni around you.

Pursing your lips, you called out to nobody in particular. “Hey so, uh… what the hell are we gonna do about the draikensu we have locked up?”

All murmuring conversations ceased as their eyes swiveled to you and began shifting back and forth between you and the temple. You heard Jungkook mumble out a curse and Jin shook his fists with a tiny, aggravated yell.

Namjoon closed his eyes as if needing to collect himself before throwing his hands into the air. “Well, fuck. Anyone have any ideas?”

You stared into the fire as the wood snapped and embers glowed, mesmerized by the orange flames. After giving your tummy a pat, which was nice and full from Jin’s dinner, you stretched your arms high over your head as you released a small groan. Next to you, Tae yawned and cupped his face in his palms as he also stared into the fire. Blowing a raspberry, you stood up and grabbed a fresh log of wood before squatting and gently maneuvering it onto the burning pile in a way that wouldn’t smother the flames. Once it was properly added to the fire, you quickly threw your arm over your face and backed away while coughing, eyes burning from the heat and flames. When you reached a safe distance, you turned and listened to the rain falling. The muted pitter patter of droplets hitting thousands of leaves outside of Yoongi’s magic shield combined with the sound of a crackling fire made you feel soothed and calm.

Turning again, you faced the almost setting sun with a long exhale. You were supposed to go back to the cliff with Jungkook tonight to watch the sunset, but you didn’t think it was going to happen. The thought made you a little glum since this was your last night at the temple. First thing in the morning, you, the kiela, and Mingi would be heading out to find the rift while Jiae and Chungha made their way back to the palace.

Because of that, Jungkook and Yoongi had joined Chungha with interrogating the driakensu one final time to see if he would say anything that could be useful. You had offered to help them too, but Jungkook had pulled you aside and told you that he was uncomfortable with you being near the draikensu and he didn’t know if he would be able to control himself if the male made comments toward you again. And as much as Jungkook believed the male deserved to die for hurting you, he didn’t want to kill an unarmed person who’s been locked up. You understood where he was coming from and since he talked to you about it rather than exploding like he had in the past, you stayed outside with Tae. At first, the two of you listened to Namjoon, Jin, Hobi, and Mingi discuss strategies as you all sat around the fire, but you both quickly grew bored of that and started playing dumb human games like I Spy with My Little Eye to keep yourselves entertained. It would have been much more fun with more than two people, cough cough Jimin and Jiae, but it was their last night together, so neither you or Tae wanted to interrupt whatever it was they were doing.

Glancing from the steadily falling sun to the temple, you wondered if they had gotten any information out of the draikensu. He hadn’t said anything even with Chungha interrogating him, so you doubted he would say anything now, but at the same time, Jungkook and Yoongi could be just as terrifying and deadly so maybe they would be able to get something out of the asshole’s mouth if all three of them were together. Regardless if they did or not, though, it had been decided that Yoongi would put the male under a sleeping spell that would last 24 hours, and they would untie his bounds so he would be free to go when he awoke. You all would be long gone by that time anyway so there was no reason to keep him restrained and have him die alone in an ancient temple.

Expelling a puff of air, you returned to your spot next to Tae and resumed your silent fire stare down. Fighting off a yawn, you gave your cheek a light smack and pinched your wrist to try to wake yourself up. It had been such a long and eventful day and now that everything had settled down you were really starting to get tired. But you didn’t want to sleep until Jungkook came back.

Five minutes and a handful of yawns later, you were seriously contemplating just grabbing an equally as snoozy Tae and dragging him over to your sleeping mats. The slowly darkening sky and repetitive crackling and snapping of the fire wasn’t helping you stay awake either. You were just about to pinch yourself again when you heard your name called.

Inhaling and whipping your body around, you saw the one person you had been waiting for exiting from the temple and jogging over. Behind him, Yoongi was walking over at a much less rushed pace. Smiling you opened your arms to your boyfriend, and he didn’t even slow down as he pulled you up from the ground and smooshed you into a hug. Your surprise was fast to change into giggles and you wrapped your legs around his waist as he spun you around and nuzzled into the crook of your neck.

“Ugh, you two act like it’s been weeks since you last saw each other when it’s only been like an hour,” Yoongi grumbled, though his pink eyes held fondness.

Setting you back down, Jungkook whined at his hyung, informing Yoongi that an hour was more than enough time to start missing his girl.

You had to bite your lip hard to keep yourself from grinning like an idiot when you heard him say that while Yoongi just rolled his eyes as he made his way toward the other Saeni and plopped down by Hobi. Tae, however, made a noise reminiscent of high-pitched, dying groan as he clutched at his heart and pretended to wipe away tears.

Rolling your eyes at his antics, you grabbed Jungkook’s hand and pulled him to sit down next to you.

“Any luck?” Jin called over from the other side of the fire.

Yoongi shook his head and explained that the draikensu wouldn’t break so he went ahead and put him under.

“Chungha stayed behind to undo the rope,” Jungkook said as he played with your hand in his lap.

The males across the fire nodded and went back to their conversation as the male beside you let out a long, sad sigh.

You twisted to poke his thigh with your free hand. “What’s wrong?”

He continued to look down at your hand as he said, “I promised you I’d take you to the cliff tonight and I even had hyung help me set up some stuff, but then everything with Chim hyung happened and now Ilto’s crying so hard and I’m just… I’m sorry.”

You nudged him with your shoulder. “Awww, it’s alright, it’s not your fault. Besides, we can still kinda watch the sunset from here.”

“I know, but… you were so excited, so I’m sorry.”

“For Exia’s sake, would you stop apologizing!?” You laughed lightly and nudged him harder so he would look at you. “It’s okay. I promise.”

You could hear Tae making more dying noises, but you chose to ignore them in favor of smiling at your boyfriend, who continued to pout.

Sticking your tongue out at him, you teased, “You’re such a big baby sometimes.”

Instantly, his demeanor changed, and he started protesting that he was, in fact, not a baby.

Giving yourself a mental pat on the back, you laughed at how worked up he was getting when Yoongi interrupted his “I’m a big boy not a baby rant.”

“Why does it matter if Ilto’s crying?”

Jungkook quirked a brow at his brother. “Uh, because everything is going to be wet now hyung.”

“I could tell she was going to cry earlier so I put a shield over everything. You literally watched me do it, dumbass.” The magic user rolled his petal pink eyes as Jungkook straightened.

“Wait, so-”

“Yes, everything should still be dry. Now hurry up and take your girl there before you miss the damn sunset.”

Before you could think, Jungkook hauled your ass to your feet and started running, dragging you behind him. As you concentrated on not tripping at the speed Jungkook was forcing you to move at, you noticed a blue glow flaring up behind you.

“So you don’t get wet on the way!” Yoongi called after you both.

“Thanks, hyung!” Jungkook yelled back, not breaking a stride.

He must’ve put a shield over both of our heads… thank you, you kind sir!

“Come on!” Jungkook urged you faster as you began dashing through the trees.

“I can’t run as fast as you, you buttmuncher!”

With an impatient noise, your boyfriend stopped suddenly and hoisted you over his shoulders then took off running again, this time at a faster pace as you shrieked and laughed and did your best to keep your head from bouncing around.

Within minutes, you arrived at the same cliff he had taken you to before. As he stepped out form the trees, you had expected your jaw to drop again because of the spectacular view, but this time your mouth was open because of what was waiting for you at the edge of the cliff.

Jungkook gently placed you on your feet and nervously stepped away to gauge your reaction as you slowly walked forward through the rain. You took in the pillows and blankets laying on top of what looked like a fluffy mattress pad, providing cushion and comfort from the rocky ground. In the middle was a hollowed-out rock holding a bundle of your favorite flowers, and next to them was a stunning crystal roughly the size of your palm.

With your mouth agape, you blinked and looked back to Jungkook who was fidgeting and rubbing the back of his neck.

“You did all this for me?” You asked in absolute shock.

“Um, y-yeah, with hyung’s help. We had that stuff in Yoongi’s magic locker thing I’ve told you about, and I overheard you tell Tae those are your favorite flowers a while ago…”

Your heart swelled and you couldn’t help yourself from rushing over to the boy and tackling him into a big hug.

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!”

“You don’t have to pretend to like it if you don’t.”

You leaned back slightly with a frown and you could see that anxious nerves were still eating away at him, so you moved your hands to hold his face and stare straight into his peridot eyes. “I. Love. It. Thank you, Kookie.”

Then, you pulled him in for a kiss.

Luckily that seemed to do the trick because you could feel him relax as he cradled your head and kissed you back. As always, his mouth felt like heaven and sin combined and your head started to go dizzy. You really wouldn’t have minded staying just like that all night, but you reluctantly separated yourself, winked, and skipped back to the little set up he made.

After taking off your shoes, you nestled yourself into the blankets and pillows, noting how soft and squishy they were as you called back for him. “Hurry up or I’m gonna have to watch this awesome, rainy sunset all by myself!”

In mere seconds, he was beside you, bundling up and tugging you close. You smiled to yourself as you inhaled the scent you could never get enough of and wrapped your arm around his stomach. Your heart was pounding, and you felt so light, so so utterly light and happy as he planted a soft kiss to the top of your head. Then you both settled in and watched as the cloudy sky turned an array of colors, all mingling and intertwining in the sky as rain continued to steadily drop all around you.

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Chapter 9: Dance First, Think Later

Amour Sans Fin

Note from writer: Sorry guys I was unable to post anything from almost 15 days as I was not well, still not much better. I was unable to write anything. This is one long chapter.Hope you like it!! It starts exactly from where we left off in last chapter. Drake's POV.

Warning: mild NSFW

I bolted the door immediately. What is this happening to me? What feeling is this? Why the thought of kissing her came into my mind? Yes, she is beautiful. I cant deny that. But she is here for Liam competing for his hand, to be queen. I was such a fool. If she hadn’t suggested to get back, I might have kissed her. She suggested coz she did not want that. It is obvious.

I threw myself on the bed. Her lips were pink and soft. I wanted to touch them with my fingers. I wanted to touch her body. What will it look like without any cover? I want to lick her everywhere. Will she allow me??

Shit I gave up on more sensuous thoughts of her.

Now, I was imagining a pornstar. My hand immediately went up to flyer of my denim pants and I started rubbing. I took my half hard member out and started jerking. Jesus!! I panted. I want you!! I got up from the bed and freed myself from the denim. I went to the bathroom and started jerking thinking about all the bad things I want to do to her. Tearing clothes. Sucking. Licking. Kissing everywhere. Pounding hard against the tile till she screams my name. Fuck. Finally I released. I caught with my breath. I cleaned up and immediately got inside the sheet covers, drifting off to sleep.

Next day was about dancing and Cardonian Waltz. I dressed up myself in a formal white shirt with black pants and black tie. I should dress up more often. Staring at the mirror, I realized I look presentable.

I reached the ballroom. Orchestra was playing light music. Liam was sitting with Constantine and Regina at head table. Olivia was there with them.

I saw her coming down the stairs with Hana. She was wearing a low cut grey dress flowing down her body perfectly.

Now, don’t look at her drooling all over your shirt. Go fuck a pornstar in your fantasy.

I can see, she has started winning and I keep on loosing. My nerves, my mind, my patience and God knows whatever.

She, Hana and Maxwell were talking to each other. Maxwell waved them and headed towards main table. He will be representing duchy of Ramsford tonight in absence of Bertrand.

Hana and Riley started looking for name cards to find their table. I knew that my table will be at the back. It wasn’t hard for me to find it. I was surprised to find that Hana and Riley got same table as mine. Olivia..Bitch!! You are trying to humiliate them.

They came towards the backside searching for their tables.

“Welcome to the table of exiles” I bowed dramatically.

“Drake, you are here!! Thank God we did not stuck up with some stuffy noble.” She was happy to see me.

“Thanks Brooks. That means something”

“Drake you didn’t seem bothered at all sitting in the back”. Hana asked.

“After enough years of getting treated like this, I built up a thick skin and at least we can relax here” I adjusted myself in chair.

We sat there watching swarms of servers carry dish after dish of delicious food to other tables.

“The food looks amazing, I hope they serve us soon” Hana looked at them hungrily.

“Where we are seated, we will be last to eat. If there’s any left by the time they get to us” I explained.

“Let me try for some food” Riley winked at us.

“Hey!! Do you know who I am?? I am Lady Riley- princess of New York” she called a waiter. He ignored her completely.

Hana and I chortled.

“You cant ignore me like this”

“Are those cronuts? I love them” she exclaimed like a child.

She likes cronuts. Of course, kids like cronuts.

“A+ for efforts, Brooks. But they must have been told whom to serve first”

Thirty minutes later.

“Wow!! the service is terrible here” Hana raised her brow.

“All by design” I nodded.

Finally a waiter served us lobster bisque which was cold.

“I don’t think we are getting any eatable food tonight. I am going to find some in kitchen later in night.” I announced.

“Can I come..” Riley asked. Just then musicians began to play.

“Hello dear guests welcome to ball!! I hope you enjoyed your dinner.” Olivia is at stage with Liam. “Thanks for your presence tonight. Now everyone please join to begin this prestigious dance- The Cardonian waltz.”

“But we haven’t eaten anything yet.” Hana said in disappointment.

“I don’t think she cares.” I hung back. I am always uncomfortable in these waltz.

“Aren’t you joining us??” Riley raised her brow.

“Waltzing isn’t my thing. I will be here with food”

They headed to the stage with Maxwell for dance.

Everybody found partners. Liam came forward and asked her to dance. She blushed and nodded.

This party is getting worse.

They danced together hand in hand. Then Liam swirled her. His back was on my side. I was watching them. Suddenly she looked up at me over Liam’s shoulder. I smiled weakly raising my glass. But Olivia seemed to be offended by their dance. She interrupted them and claimed Liam to dance. Now she was alone at floor. She embarrassingly found her way to get out of stage.

I don’t know what came over me, I reached out to her immediately. She suddenly looked up in surprise to find me. Her eyes twinkled.

“Hey brooks! May I have this dance?”

She nodded smiling.

“ I thought you don’t dance”

I just shrugged.

I took her hand and take her to dance floor. I saw Liam looking at me raising his brow. I rolled my eyes and he grinned.

I hesitated but she took my hand to put it on her waist. I felt a jolt of electricity as if lightning stuck at me. I was so shy to look into her.

“Drake! You need to look at your partner while dancing” she whispered. Her breath is on my neck. I can smell roses.

“Umm..yeah” I looked into her eyes. Hazel brown eyes. She was smiling at me.

We swayed together hand in hand. Our fingers were entwined. Two commoners dancing between wealthy nobles on this stage. Both of them don’t know how to waltz but there was sync in our moves.

“Make me spin” I obeyed and she fell into my arms. I want to hold her like this forever. Again there is an urge of kissing her. She looked into my eyes and I cant believe to notice that she reflects my feelings except one difference that I was dumbstruck and she was smiling. Without knowing the steps, I followed her lead. I was the only one there without a suit jacket. If I knew, I would have bring one. I twirled her like others are doing with their partners. Now she is facing outward and her back is close to my chest. She turned her face to me. She looked beautiful and pure. Suddenly, the music changes its pace and it was time to switch partners. She glided forward and now she was in Liam’s arms. Liam said something in her ear. Looking at them foolishly, I withdrew from the stage. I got back in the corner. That’s why dancing feels so stupid. I looked at them and she was looking at me directly. I couldn’t read her expressions. Once again partners have been switched and Olivia was with Liam and Riley was with Maxwell now.

Suddenly all eyes turned towards Olivia and Liam as she started kissing him deeply on the floor.

Everybody looked at them with their jaws dropped.

Liam looked surprised too. He hesitated at first and then took Olivia outside. I know he wasn’t expecting this coming.

Ladies started gossiping about Olivia’s move. After sometime, they came back in ballroom. I was sitting at bar counter now. Liam came straight towards me.

“Wow Li, I never knew you were interested in PDAs.” I teased him

“Shut up, you!! That was surprise for me too”.

“Anyone can guess by look on your face, I was kidding”

“Olivia becomes more possessive, when I am around Riley.” he rubbed his face.

“yeah, coz she finds her threat” I shrugged.

“Olivia wasn’t wrong actually. I really like Riley.”

I gulped down my drink.

“I wanted to dance with her more. I want to spend more time with her. But I don’t get much chance to be around her due to these courtly duties.” He clenched his jaw.

I was looking deeply into my glass.

“You know what, I will invite her tonight at Royal suite. May be I can have a hot water bath under the stars with her” he was smiling now.

“That’s too fast” I quirked my brow. My teeth clenched but I tried to calm down my expressions.

“May be, but I want to spend time with her. It will be romantic. And you danced tonight? What was that?” he grinned at me.

“It was nothing. I was just saving your Riley from nobles”

“My Riley?” he showed his full teeth.

I was flooded with jealousy.

“Okay, I am going to get some food. Coz your Olivia..” I pointed at him “ didn’t let us have anything”

He rolled his eyes.

After sometime, I was wandering in the corridors of the Nevrakis palace searching for some food. Although I know where the kitchen is, my mind was somewhere else. What must they be doing? Are they having sex? A hot water bath under stars. If she agrees to go, they will have sex tonight. He will kiss her, touch her body all over. He will have her. He will be inside her. Shit. I want to kiss her if I get a chance. I want to kiss her whole body. I want to uncover it. She must be beautiful. I can bet. If she allows, I’ll have her. But why would she? She is with a prince. The King. I cant give her hot water bath in Royal suit. What will it be like having hot water bath with her?

I was imagining kissing her neck and suddenly I bumped into someone

“ Brooks??”

“Hey Drake!”

“What are you doing here?” I was shocked and embarrassed coz I was imagining her.

“I was looking for you.” What. Why.

“Weren’t you talking about finding food after the ball. I am still hungry. Aren’t you?”

Oh I forget that.

“Of course I am hungry.”

I am hungry for you. Can I eat you now.

“So. What’s your plan?” she rubbed her palms as if getting ready for an adventure.

“I know a guy in kitchen. He can arrange some if there’s left anything.”

“How do you come to know a guy in Nevrakis kitchen?” she asked in surprise.

“I used to come here since childhood.”

“Then lets get going.” She said enthusiastically.

There was a relief in my body. I am happy that they are not having sex. And now she is here with me.

I took out my phone and dialed a number.

“Hey Michael. I asked you before. So is anything left?? Some snacks and desserts.”

I looked at her questioningly.

“Anything” she rubbed hand over her stomach.

“okay please arrange some. Thanks a lot”

We reached the kitchen and I gently knocked. She was waiting a feet away.

Michael came out and handed me a packet.

“Thanks” I grinned.

I turned towards her and she gave me full smile.

“So where are we eating?”

“Wait till someone set up tables for us” I made fun of her.

“Charming as ever” she rolled her eyes.

I led her to a spiral staircase in the backside of the chateau facing the fields.

“You know all the places?”

I shrugged.

“This is good” she breathed in fresh air.

I opened the packet and found sandwiches. I handed her and started eating myself.

“I was really hungry. How do you know that guy by the way?” she said chewing the sandwich.

“I have my resources. Actually, I helped him once. So I knew he can do that for me” I winked.

“Oh” She is still eating sandwich hungrily.

“Besides attending these events I prefer walking down the corridors on my own where I don’t have to bow or kiss somebody’s ass.” I said licking my fingers.

“If you hate nobility so much why do you stick around.” She asked.

“Its Liam..its always been him. I would have left a long time ago but he needs me. I know he has many people around him but they encircle him due to some benefit or the other. They are not trustworthy. I don’t trust these nobles. Money and power make people crazy. That’s why I warned you. I didn’t want you to get hurt.”

She stopped eating and looked at me “Drake..”

“I mean sometimes I look at you and I see a wide eyed baby deer who just stumbled into hunters campsite.” I looked into her.

“So you think I am cute.” She said playfully.

“What. I didn’t mean that. You want some dessert or not??” I changed the topic.

“Wow. Cronuts??” she exclaimed.

I looked at sweet donut type dessert.

“These are cronuts, Don’t you know? It’s a doughnut pastry filled with yummy cream and I just love it”

She took one immediately. “Oh my its sooooo good.”

It was a true entertainment watching this girl eating. I took one myself. It was scrumptous.

“Your friend is very kind. I always get these in New York” she said licking her fingers.

“Do you miss New York?” I asked her.

“Yes. But its good to be out from there? I mean I have friends, some family but..”

“But..”

“I just came out from any abusive relationship. My ex. He was sweet at first but he is a crazy guy, dangerous. He used to beat me and insult me. He enjoys that.” She looked at me.

“What..?” I felt rage.

“Sorry, Brooks.” My jaws are still clenched.

“Oh its ok..at least I am out of it, now. That’s why I don’t want to get into any relationship before knowing someone better.” She was looking at ground now.

“You know. Liam invited me tonight at his Royal suite. He is sweet and he seems interested. But I was scared and so I refused. That was rude of me. Isn't?” she searched my eyes.

“No..not at all. You did the right thing. You have already suffered a lot. You should do whatever you like. Don’t do it till your heart allows so..ok??” I shook my head

“Thanks drake!! You are first person here with whom I shared my dark secret.” She smiled weakly.

“This is not your dark secret. Life happens. That basturd should be ashamed of it.” I was still angry at that unknown piece of shit.

“Enough of me. What about your girlfriend?” she changed the topic.

“I told you I don’t have any..” I shook my head.

“I was teasing”

“ I had one though. I loved her but she ditched. She married a rich businessman. Her name was Stella” I mumbled.

“Oh” she looked at me in concern.

“Its long time ago so don’t worry. Its almost 5 years. I had nothing at that time. No plans. But now I want to be rich too, work hard, make my life.” I said in a firm voice, more to myself.

“What are you plans?”

“I want to start a vineyard. I had a small land left with me owned by Walkers. That’s the only property I have with me. I am working on it.” I explained.

“Vineyard. Wow..can i see it someday?” I can see those baby eyes again.

“There is nothing in there much till now. But I’ll show you.” I nodded.

She smiled genuinely.

“Its too late we should get back.” I stood up.

I walked to her room. “Good night, Brooks.”

She came forward and hugged me “Night Drake”

I put one arm around her hesitantly.

We pulled from each other. She smiled and got inside her room.

I loved the smile that’s for me only.

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Vacation Between the Pages with These Ten Summer Reads

recommended by Jo Schaffer, author of Stanley & Hazel

One of the best things about summer is that there’s time for books! Whether reading in a hammock, on a car trip, by the pool, or curled up in your favorite nook with the AC blasting, slipping into the pages of a book can be the best kind of vacation. Here are ten great summer reads—some are new and others are favorites from times past. Each one is a wonderful escape into a different world that is sure to enrich your summer travels—even if you stay home!

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson ( @maureenjohnsonbooks )

This book delighted me! I enjoyed how it bounced back and forth between the present day and the 1930s—which is one of my favorite eras and the setting of my series Stanley & Hazel. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest and most talented teens. The wife and daughter of the founder, Albert Willingham, is kidnapped from the school grounds and a dead body is discovered, becoming one of America’s most famous unsolved crimes. Decades later, Stevie Bell is accepted into the prestigious Academy for her particular skill at solving mysteries. Following the old clues and riddles left by “Truly, Devious” she sets out to solve the cold case. Meanwhile, she is adjusting to life at the boarding school with an array of eccentric and genius fellow housemates, a really cute boy she can’t stand and an unexpected murder by an apparent mimic of the original crime. This book will keep you entertained and on your toes!

The Diviners by Libba Bray ( @libbabraysactualblog ) I enjoyed the character development and heart pounding action of this book! So fun to jump into the 1920s era an effervescent time in American history just before the big stock market crash that led to the Great Depression. In the roaring 20s New York is alive with jazz, speakeasies and conmen. Evie has a supernatural power she has learned to fear and is living with her uncle who is an obsessed expert on the occult. When the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol her Uncle Will is called in. Evie soon realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer!

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie An OG classic murder mystery! Reading these kinds of books fostered a love of the whodunit. My appreciation of the genre led me to write Stanley & Hazel. Strangers are invited by an eccentric millionaire for a weekend stay. But the host is nowhere to be found! The guests each have a wicked secret in their past. One by one they are murdered. Before the weekend is out, there will be none.

Not In the Script by Amy Finnegan  This is a great summer read for Hollywood lovers! Ever wonder what it’s like to be famous? Hang out on the set with Emma Taylor as she deals with the drama and publicity of being a mega star trying to stay out of the tabloids. But, just her luck, her costar, Brett, is a known womanizer and the press is just dying to make up a story about an onset romance! But it’s her other costar, Jake, a male model in his first TV role, who intrigues her. The problem is, Emma’s best friend has been crushing on Jake for years and calls him “The Bod.” How can she stay out of a scandal, not betray her best friend, and still follow her heart?

Nameless by Jennifer Jenkins ( @authorjenkins ) If you want to be transported into a “histopian” world of tribal warfare, romance and adventure, this book series is for you! Zo is a healer from the Wolf Clan who volunteers to infiltrate the Ram Clan and spy for the allied clans. Acting as a Ram slave, she joins the “Nameless” who belong to no clan. Her dangerous mission is also personal… she wants to avenge the death of her parents. Things become complicated when Zo’s little sister follows her into Rams Gate. Now she must keep her sister alive while she carries out the mission with the help from some unlikely allies. Amidst the perils of her undercover intrigues she begins to develop feelings for a sworn enemy, a handsome Ram soldier!

Jack Be Quick by Benjamin Thomas ( @jigsawkid7 ) This book is gritty and action packed. It may also give you the creeps at night if you stay up late reading it—and who doesn’t love that!? Noah McKeen is a paramedic whose life is shattered when an accident leaves him addicted to pain pills, leading to the loss of the love of his life. A series of emergency calls drags him onto the scene of several murders. It soon becomes apparent that there is a pattern…someone is mimicking the infamous Jack the Ripper killings! Soon he is embroiled in a dangerous game with a psychopath who won’t stop until Noah has nothing left to lose!

Dragon Ascending by Amy Beatty ( @AmyBeattyAuthor ) This is a summer read with adventure, romance and magic! It isn’t every day one comes across a book that has immersive world building, a plot that moves swiftly and has mythical characters who also feel like real people! This book is a wonderful twist on what you may expect from a story about dragons. Edrik, son of the murdered Drake regent, cannot shapeshift into his dragon form like the other dragons his age. This makes him unfit to marry his beloved Princess Lissara. To prove himself worthy, Edrik embarks on a dangerous mission to save the missing Dragon King before the throne is taken by a sinister interloper. Once in human territory, Edrik discovers the King in imprisoned in an impenetrable dungeon. A grubby young dungeon keeper may be his only hope to free the king. But the dungeon keeper has a secret identity that will change everything!

Austenland by Shannon Hale ( @shannonhale ) If you are a Jane Austen fan then you will love this book! Jane Hayes is obsessed with Mr. Darcy, and it is ruining her dating life! But when a wealthy relative gifts her with a trip to an English resort that is an immersive reenactment experience for Jane Austen fans, her fantasy of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman seems attainable. While she struggles with the etiquette and wardrobe of a Regency era lady, the other guests and actors at the manor take her on a romp of hilarious subplots and intrigues. Perhaps she will learn a thing or two about herself and meet her own Mr. Darcy!

All The Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani ( @AdrianaTrigiani ) As a huge fan of the silver screen era of Hollywood (as reflected in my Stanley & Hazel series), I loved this peek behind the glitter and glow of Hollywood at its zenith! The book follows the true story of some iconic stars from the most exciting age in Hollywood history. In the middle of the Great Depression the movie business is booming. In 1935 when young starlet, Loretta Young, meets superstar leading man, Clark Gable, on the set of The Call of the Wild he's already married. But the two glamorous stars fall for each other hard and fast! Over the course of decades, Loretta encounters scandal, romance and adventure. Her close friend and assistant, a former Catholic nun, supports and aids her through some of the most difficult decisions of her life!

Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery

This series may be one of my all-time favorites! If you loved Anne of Green Gables, you will appreciate this series by the same author. This is a magical read that will transport you to a simpler and more beautiful time! Emily Starr is an orphan sent to live with her stern Aunt Elizabeth at New Moon Farm. A sensitive and imaginative, child, she soon finds beauty, friends and adventure in an idyllic setting where not all is what is seems!

If you want to escape into the past with a book, try Jo Schaffer’s Stanley & Hazel series!

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