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                  I tapped my chin as if thinking. “What am I supposed to say? Oh that’s it - Yes, your highness.” I bowed to her and then flipped her off with a gallant smile.  Light swirls of gray smoke lifted from her skin, reminding me of a smoking fog rolling off the ocean.  I didn’t need the vapor pouring out of her skin to tell me that she was evil.  I could sense it a mile away.  She stiffened but remained silent, as she attempted to reign in her wrath.  The vapor disappeared and her eyes returned to their normal honey color.
                  “We’re almost there.” She twirled around in a show of indifference and continued to walk until we reached a tall stone staircase that led underground. 
                  “And just where is ‘ there’ ?” I questioned her with heavy skepticism. 
                  “You’ll see.  I made it myself.” She skipped down several more stairs and pivoted to glare up at me. “Well?” Wanting to get this little journey over with, I rolled my eyes and followed her down the stairs.  We continued to walk through a dark, dank tunnel for what seemed like hours, until we reached a dead end.  I could hear water rushing above us which was slightly unnerving, but I ignored my urge to leave.
                  “Congratulations. You made a dead end.” I raised an eyebrow but she simply reached out and touched my shoulder.  I swatted her arm away, but we had already been conveyed to what I assumed was the other side of the dead end.  She was lucky I was used to my mom using conveyance to travel.  Unfortunately, I hadn’t inherited that particular ability.  But I had some other cool ones that more than made up for it. 
                  I inspected my new surroundings and couldn’t help being awestruck.  Somehow she had created a completely enclosed square room underground.  But that wasn’t the cool part.  It was the ceiling - or the lack there of.  Instead of solid stone, above our heads were clear rocks that displayed the full fury of the rushing river above. 
                  “I enchanted the rocks above this part of the river to be transparent so I could see through them,”  she bragged with a smug smile.  “It’s my hiding place.  Only one way in and only one way out.” She wiggled her eyebrows for effect, “ Me.”
                  “Of course.  It’s your world.  We’re just living in it.” I responded with cynicism.  My eyes ran along the pristine stone walls once again.  I had a feeling I could bust out of there if I had to.  If she was trying to intimidate me, she’d have to do a lot better than that. 
                  “So…” She sauntered over to me slyly and ran a finger down my chest. “What do you want to do?” Punch that smug look off your face.
                  “Leave,” I growled and moved away from her.  She was beginning to push her luck. “Now.”
                  The angry vapor rose from her skin again as she approached, armed with a cocky grin and an arrogant swagger. “You better get used to this now because we’re going to be spending a lot of time together.”
                  “I doubt that,” I threw back at her and laughed.  She smirked and moved to stand within inches of me, rage flashing in her eyes.
                  “My mother has spoken.  You’re mine.”

Chapter 5
    Finn
                 
                  You know that glorious sliver of time between the moment you wake up and the moment where reality hits? Unfortunately for me, it slipped through my fingers so quick, I nearly missed it.  Not to mention my dream hadn’t been too different from my current reality.  That day six years ago, I had no idea how true her selfish words were.  I was young and clueless.  Even when Mom explained it to me with devastated