Suddenly, he wondered if Death’s Curse 3 wasn’t a more apt title than he’d given it credit for. He’d certainly been doomed to earn every accomplishment last. Then Anna danced over to give him a kiss, and he had to rethink the curse part.
“How about we take this upstairs?” Maddy asked, wiggling her brows. “Then we can beat the other save file together.”
Well, who was he to argue? If his mates were happy, then so was he.
Other Books in Series
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Book 1: Soulbound
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Book 3: Exiled (Novella)
Book 4: Seared
Book 5: Abyss
Book 6: Awakening
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Character List and Dictionary
Characters
Angela – Maddy’s human mother.
Anna – Maddy’s girlfriend and potential mate to Maddy and Fen. Anna once believed herself to be human, but after the barrier fell, allowing magic to return to Earth, her fae blood began to awaken. Ann is a descendant of the Gwragedd Annwn, Welsh fae.
Ara – One of the Unseelie king’s children and half-sister to Vek. She is also Fen’s mother, but she sent him to Earth after he was born.
Aris – Selia’s husband and Iren’s father. Aris is a life mage who can connect with the essence of living things and manipulate them. Once presumed dead, he returned to his family after the dragon Kezari rescued him and was instrumental in destroying the barrier.
Arlyn – Half-blood daughter of Lyr and his potential soulbonded, Aimee, who he met on Earth. Arlyn traveled to Moranaia after her mother’s death to confront her elven father and quickly bonded with Kai. After helping Lyr and Kai defeat Allafon, Arlyn decided to stay on Moranaia and train as her father’s heir.
Caolte – Brother of Naomh and Meren. Caolte was born of an affair between his father and an Unseelie woman, making it difficult for him to fit in with either faction. Caolte is sworn to protect his brother, Naomh.
Cora – Ralan’s soulbonded. Originally from Galare, Cora fled to Earth after a failed betrothal put her in danger. To pull power from an environment, Cora must bond with that particular place. When Ralan was almost killed defeating Kien, Cora saved him by linking to Moranaia.
Corath – Soulbonded of Prince Teyark. A skilled swordsmith and enchanter, Corath’s weapons are highly prized.
Delbin – A young elf exiled to Earth one hundred years prior in order to escape Allafon’s machinations. Now that Allafon is dead, Delbin is able to return to Moranaia. He is often sent on missions requiring knowledge of modern Earth.
Dria – Youngest child of King Alianar and Enielle. Dria was sent early to the Citadel, the place where the highest-ranking mages train for battle. At 317, Dria is one of the youngest to complete her training and take her place within a mage troop.
Eri – Daughter of Prince Ralan and a human woman. After nearly dying from energy poisoning, her father brought her to Moranaia from Earth to be healed.
Fedah – Captain of the mage troop sent from the Citadel to help the Moranaian outpost.
Fen – Son of Ara and a human man. Fen was abandoned on Earth, where he got involved with Kien’s group of outcasts. To atone for working with Kien, Fen helps repair the damage he’d once contributed to creating.
Gessen – One of Dria’s few friends at the Citadel. A mage skilled with water and air.
Inona – A Moranaian scout most frequently assigned to check on exiles banished to Earth. After finding Delbin, she is often sent on missions to Earth with him.
Kezari – A dragon from the distant Isle of Dragons on Moranaia. Kezari rescued Aris from captivity and returned with him to Braelyn to fix a problem she detected with Earth’s energy.
Kien – Son of King Alianar and Enielle. Power-hungry and determined to someday claim the throne, Kien plotted to kill his brother Ralan, a seer, first. When he was ultimately discovered, Kien was banished to a distant planet but managed to escape to Earth. He finally made his way back to Moranaia and was killed by the king.
Lera – Queen Regent of the Seelie Sidhe.
Lial – The primary healer at Braelyn, Lyr’s estate. Lial is renowned for being both highly skilled and easily annoyed.
Lynia – Lyr’s mother. A researcher whose magic lies in books and knowledge. Lynia was almost killed during Allafon’s attempted coup, but Lial saved her.
Lyr – Lord of Braelyn. Son of Lynia and soulbonded of Meli. Forced to leave his first potential soulbonded on Earth to find his father’s murderer, Lyr expected neither a future mate nor children. But after Arlyn’s arrival and the subsequent upheaval, Lyr has learned to stop expecting anything—unless it is unusual. Now he lives with his daughter, Arlyn, his new bonded, Meli, and an odd assortment of people he never thought could coexist on a single estate.
Maddy – Anna’s girlfriend and potential mate to Fen and Anna. Maddy lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is currently buying her friend Cora’s shop, The Magic Touch, after Cora moved to Moranaia. Maddy is half Seelie Sidhe and half human. Maddy helps any fae who need to integrate with humans.
Meli – Lyr’s soulbonded. One of the rare Ljósálfar (Norse elves), Meli guided her king’s ambassador to Moranaia to ask for help with the energy poisoning affecting their realm. She ultimately bonds with Lyr and remains on Moranaia.
Meren – Brother of Naomh and Caolte. Meren is the oldest of the brothers but diverges sharply in ideology. Believing that the Seelie Sidhe should leave their underground realms and reclaim the surface, Meren will do whatever he deems necessary to achieve his goals.
Naomh – Brother of Meren and Caolte. Kai’s father. Naomh once worked with Kien in a misguided attempt to keep his people from returning to the surface. Now, he tries to stop Meren from causing further trouble.
Ralan – Son of King Alianar and Enielle. Eri’s father. Soulbonded to Cora. Now that Kien has been defeated, Ralan is helping establish a secondary palace to monitor the new gate Aris and Kezari created to Earth.
Shayan – Maddy’s father. He is a Seelie Sidhe artisan who moved to Earth to leave the Seelie court.
Tatianella – The queen of the Seelie Sidhe who has ceded temporary power to her daughter for mysterious reasons.
Tobenn – The general of the Seelie army.
Torlahn – Anna’s Gwragedd Annwn grandmother.
Vek – Prince of the Unseelie. Ara’s brother and Fen’s uncle. Mate to Dria. For centuries, Vek enforced the law at his father’s command. But when his nephew got into trouble with Kien, Vek couldn’t stand to deliver the punishment. Though not technically an ally to the Moranaians, he is willing to work with them when necessary if it means saving Fen.
Common Terms
ahmeeren – Unseelie for my darling or dear
athan ah shols angarn – Unseelie vulgar phrase meaning literally “sun out the ass”
Braelyn – Lyr’s estate
caramuin – Unseelie word for ‘beloved’
clechtan – a Moranaian curse word similar to ‘damn’
daeri – deer
drec – A Moranaian insult. Someone who defiles nature or the natural order.
emeth – Unseelie for “leave”
Eradisel – one of the nine sacred trees, symbol of Dorenal
fei talef – Ancient Seelie for the otherworld / close other dimension. Literally meant underground
Felshreh – Unseelie word for blood elf
Feraien – first daughter of the king
Gwragedd Annwn – Welsh water fae, said to inhabit lakes.
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nbsp; meregh – Unseelie for kill / destroy.
Meyanen – God of love and relationships
mialn – beloved (used for mate or lover)
miaran – iron (literal). Used commonly as an expletive
onaial - Dad
onaiala - Mom
peresten – elvensteel
ruya – Seelie curse word meaning corrupted / to corrupt
slelen – an Unseelie curse similar to “damn”
sremed – Unseelie curse meaning a slimy, contemptible person
tralt – Seelie for impure
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