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    The Dog Rose Crown
    The Dog Rose Crown
    The Dog Rose Crown
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    The Dog Rose Crown

    By Laura Sykes

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    Chained to her Mother’s selfish whims, Ella’s only friends are the Brother Adam, the beekeeping priest, and Kigu, the tiny dragon that she must keep hidden. Times are tough for everyone, and Mother’s ridiculous demands don’t make things any easier. But then the bees start disappearing, and Ella begins to see a shadowy figure following her out of the corner of her eye. Then late one night, while disobeying Mother’s orders to stay home, Ella finds herself caught in a dance with the fey; one from which she may not be able to escape.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura Sykes
    Release dateFeb 18, 2018
    ISBN9781370863884
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      The Dog Rose Crown - Laura Sykes

      The Dog Rose Crown

      Copyright 2018 Laura Sykes

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      Thank you for downloading this eBook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy. Thank you for your support.

      Chapter One

      The fox sniffed at the ground. It raised its head, eyes closed in deep concentration.

      The fox began to change, russet coat fading to white, camouflaging against the snow.

      Too late.

      Somewhere above, a branch snapped. The fox startled. Something heavy pressed her into the ground, sharp edge of a blade held to her throat. Fingers twisted gently into her fur, holding her in place.

      It’s becoming all too easy to kill you, a voice whispered in her ear. He released her, grinning wildly as she opened her wide green eyes and stared at him.

      She sat, tucking her bushy tail beneath her as she raised one eyebrow. She blurred as she began to change shape again.

      So I see.

      Somewhere else, in a place lost to the mists of legend and time, an old man sat weeping beneath a bower of thorny brambles. Another season gone, and still the briar showed no signs of bud.

      ***

      I was sure this was where he’d disappeared.

      Dirt stuck under my fingernails as I scraped at the earth. He had to be somewhere.

      Kigu? I called. Where are you?

      A tiny hiss of steam escaped from beneath the leaves.

      I sighed with exasperation as I peeled back a handful of earth and soil. Kigu blinked up at me and yawned sleepily. He tucked his wings closer around his little body and closed his eyes.

      No, Kigu. I scooped him into my hands, holding him firm so he couldn’t escape again. Scurrying up my arm, he climbed into the breast pocket of my knitted overcoat and curled into a ball again. I sighed. It was impossible to stay mad at him when his tiny body purred with warmth.

      Let’s get back before Mother realises I’m gone. I bit my lip, brow creasing. Mother didn’t know about Kigu. I preferred to keep it that way, although the scaly rascal did a good job of making life very difficult for me. There were times I almost wished I’d never pulled him out of the stream, bedraggled and frozen. It had taken two days for him to unfurl his wings properly, and he couldn’t light a spark for a week.

      Still, he was all the company I had. Except for Mother.

      I ran lightly through the woods that bordered the edges of our house. Sneaking through the rusty gate into the overgrown garden, I stole along the path and let myself in the back door.

      Once inside, I checked to see if

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