“WOW.” EXCLAIMED SHAWNA LOOKING AT THE SOLID JET BLACK STALLION.
              “THAT’S MONI AND THAT’S TRUE LOVE.” AIRIELLE SAID HOARSLEY.
              HE~IODDED AND SMILED STEALING A PEEK AT ARIELLE’S RETREATING FIGURE.
              THE~DRESS SWAYED IN THE SLIGHT BREEZE AND SHOWED EVERY CURVE OF HER
              BODt.SHE WAVED AND MOUNTED ON MONI.SHE CALLED OUT A FAREWELL AND
              LEF ..SHE BRUSHED AWAY THE UNSEEN TEARS AND HEADED BACK TO THE PICNIC
              AR7EJ~.AFTER GETTING THE P~CN’IO 3ASKET SHE ROAD OFF TO THE PALACE.
              SHE FELT THE CLIMATE DROP AND THE AIR TURN DAMP.SMALL PELETS OF
              WAT ~R SHOWERED HER.A LOUD CLAP OF THUNDER CAUGHT HER ATTENTI~T AND FRIG
              HTEI~ED MONI.SHE WAS THROWN OFF THE HORSE AND AGAINST A HARD OBJECT.SHE
              WAS ENGULFED BY A BLACKNESS...... . .      
         
         
              SHE ROLLED OVER MOANING~SHE OPENED ONE EYE THEN THE OTHEI~.MONI WAS
              NEA~B~ GRAZING HAPPILIY.HER HEAD SCREAMED WITH PAIN AND SHE STAGGERED
              AS $HE GOT UP.
         
         
              SHAV~’N ROLLED OUT CF BED AND SLIPPED INTO A PAIR OF SLIPPEIPS.SHE ENTERE
              ARI ~LLES ROOM AND A PUZZLED EXPRESSION CROSSED HER FACL.THE BED WAS
              UNT(~UCHED BY ANYONE.NON-DISTURBED PAJAMAS LAY NOT USED ON THE FLUFFED
              PIL~JOWS AND THE COVERS UNTCUCHED.SHAWN KNOCKED ON THE BATHROOM DOOR.
              “ARJ~ELLE?” SHE CALLED.NO RESPONSE.S E RAN TO THE KITCHEN WHERE MYRTAH~
              CORA~,BREE,AND HESTER WERE FIXING BREAK FAST.
              “COT~A,BREE,MYRIAH.HAVE YOU SEEN MISTRESS ARIELEEV’ FOUR HEADS SHOOK.
              SHE jDARTED TO THE NEXT ROOM .AFTER SHE HAD SEARCHED ALL THE ROOMS SHE
              RAN ~TO HER PARENTS BEDROOM • SHE TAPPED THE QUEEN ON HER SHOULDER.
              “WHAT IS IT DARLING?” SHAWN TUGGED AT HER HAND AND QUEEN HEATHER LA~C
              THR~W A ROBE OVER HER SHOULDERS.SHE FOLLOWED SHAWN TO ART’S ROOM WHERE
              THE ~ROOM LAY UNDISTURBED.HEATHER GRABBED SHAWN’S ARM AND WALKED OVER T
              THE ~F~RE PLACE.THE ASHES WERE ICY.
         
         
              ART LLE PULLED THE JACKET CLOSER TO HER.SHE ATE A PEICL CF CHICKEN AND
              DRA K THE JUNIPER WINE FOR WARMTH .~SHE HEARD A LOW GROWL P~D STOPPED
              DRI ING.SHE LOOKED UP INTO THE ICY’ STARE OF A SNOW WHITE WOLF.IT’S
              BLA EYES STARING HOLES IN HE~.ARIELL~ SHUDDERED.THE CREATURE SEIZED
              HER P.A LOW DEEP GROWL BROUGHT A VISIOUS SIIEL.TO VISTOUSARI ELLE
              DEC ED.SHE GRABBED A PEICE OF A HEAVY BRANCH AND LIFTED IT LIKE A
              swO
              “COw FOR MEI AM A WARRIQR OF MT OWN’ WORIDL” SHE SCPEAMED SI~RILLY.
              “COMIE FOR ME:” SHE CLUTCHED THE SHARP STICK TIGHTER~THE WOLF SNARLED
              AND ~TALKED HER SLOWLY.SHE HELD HER BREATH.THE BEAST MOVED IN THE LOOK
              OF DjEAFEAT CROSSED ARI’S BROW.THE WOLF BACKED UP AND4 LEAPT FORWARD
              ARTE~EJLE SAW HER CHANCE.SHE THRUST THE OBJECT INTO IT’S SIDE.THE WOLF
              SCREAMED A GHASTLY MOAN AND HIT THE COOL GROUND.IT WINCED AND ART
              SLOWLY APPROACHED IT.SHE PULLED THE KNIVB IIKE OBJECT FROM IT’S WAIST
              AND ~NASHED ITWtTH A RAG FROM HER TORN JACKET.SHE BANDAGED IT UP.AFTER
              FFED~ENG IT Sfl1VIE ~~CD SCRAPS SHE CAUTIOUSLY PET IT.SHE CROONED SOFT WORI
             OF LtDVE~AND          TfP3 SOFT FUR.