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The Fae & The Fallen

My first kiss nearly killed me—literally.

When 80% of the population is gifted with touch magic, it’s best to keep your hands—and your lips—to yourself. Especially if you’re an ungifted serf like I am.

The problem is, the most dangerous guy at Gifted Fae Academy is the one I want to touch more than anything, even as I draw the attention of the school’s most gorgeous Apprentice Fae.

When my entry exam leads to the revelation that I may not be as Ungifted as I previously believed… well… surviving until graduation might prove harder than I thought—particularly when a certain fatal touch may be worth the risk.

If you love reading about childhood friends, enemies-to-lovers, royal and celebrity classmates, and everything Fae, then one-click today and fall into this magical new series that's Gossip Girl meets My Hero Academia!Nova has lived all her life in The Garden, an island that floats above Earth, undetected. Her secret friendship with the Prince changed to something more and all that stands in the way of the life she’s been dreaming of is her Totem Ceremony–an age-old rite that assigns one of four elements she'll spend her life protecting.

When Nova's ceremony goes horribly wrong, she's placed in a fifth Totem located in the Underworld. Humiliated and cast out, her only hope is to convince her true love’s arrogant, moody brother that there’s been some kind of terrible mistake. But the longer she spends in the darkness battling the salacious urges brought on by the Underworld’s ruler, the closer she comes to unleashing her true nature and making the world that betrayed her burn.

This standalone guilty-pleasure will keep you guessing until the end. If you like love triangles, entanglements, selection ceremonies, dragons, royalty, and the allure of the Underworld, then one-click this fiery fantasy that's The Selection by Kiera Cass meets The Raven and The Dove by Kaitlyn Davis.

REINA

My first kiss nearly killed me—literally. 

We had just entered middle school and most of our class had already received their gifts. It was the year that most people came into their abilities, and the ones who didn’t—like me—were mercilessly tortured. 

I wish I could say there had been strength in numbers, that by banding together, we ungifted Serfs could make it through the day in peace. The reality was that the Commons, those with useful but not extraordinary gifts, could still hurt us. The Elites were worst of all, but there were only a few of them around. They could knock all five Serfs out of school for a week with a touch, and as classmates, we were kept in frighteningly close proximity. 

Still, we suffered together. But of the five companions I made, I grew closest to one boy in particular, Kaito. He was a transfer student from overseas, a couple of inches shorter than me and a little more than chubby, but every time it looked like I’d be targeted by the Elites, he’d do something to provoke them and draw their attention so I’d be spared their cruelty. 

One day after school, we sat at our usual spot on the pier. The sun was setting, and the bright orange light splashed across the clouds. 

“You didn’t have to do that,” I said, eyeing the sling that cradled Kai’s right arm. “I could’ve kicked his ass.” 

He grinned. “If you’re missing the rest of your friends, you can always just visit them in the infirmary.”

I laughed. “It’s faster just to let them knock me out.” I turned away and absently watched the pink hues flicker on top of the waves. 

“If only we had Fae at school.”

I tilted my head. “Can you imagine the great Yemoja Roux cornering Westly in the hallway?” I laughed. “I’m sure she has bigger fish to fry than a few middle school bullies. She’s out there with the rest of the Fae, holding this whole world together.”

He nodded. “Things will be better once our gifts come in… if they come in.”

I punched his shoulder, forgetting his sling. He winced.

“I’m getting my gift,” I said. “And when I do, I’m going to Gifted Fae Academy just like Yemoja Roux.”

I let my thoughts drift to the rhythm of the waves as I recalled my few encounters with the Fae. Sure, they were all over the news, using their powers to stop the criminal Elites from tearing society apart, but seeing them in person was like seeing the ocean for the first time. They were more than beautiful. They were infinite. Only the greatest and most morally incorruptible Gifted were selected by the government to become Fae and protect the rest of us. They were like celebrities, worshipped by the public and paid crazy amounts of money with tax dollars for their services.  And from the moment I caught a glimpse of Yemoja Roux fearlessly dashing into harm's way, I knew I would follow in her footsteps someday. 

“Don’t move,” Kai said, lifting his phone to take a picture of me. “The light is perfect.” He smiled down at the screen. Without looking away from it, he said, “Don’t forget about me when you go to GFA.”

I tucked a curl behind my ear. “I’ll never forget about you.”

He looked up, his serious expression stirring a torrent of nerves and butterflies inside me. He looked down at my lips. Is he going to kiss me? I’d never kissed anyone before. Had he? I felt panicked as my mind raced my heart for top speed.

I looked down at his lips, trying to decide if I’d imagined the whole thing, but he leaned closer. I froze, squeezing my eyes shut with the hopes that he’d do the rest. His lips were soft against mine, but looking back, it was more like our lips bumped together than an actual kiss. Still, I felt a tingling sensation rush through my body and stop at the tips of my fingers. A feeling of weightlessness overcame me, like I was floating through the air.  

“Reina!” Kai shouted. 

My eyes snapped open to the distant voice, fear tearing through me. Stunned, I looked down—way down at Kai—reaching out to grab something. Anything. Too afraid to even scream, I floated twenty feet above the pier for twelve seconds before I plummeted down, my leg buckling under me with a snap. I was rushed to the infirmary, and after they put a cast on I was sent back home. Kai came to visit once, asking how I was, sounding very sorry. That was the last I saw of him.  

It took eight weeks for the bone to heal and, by the time the cast came off, I realized Kai was no longer friends with us Serfs. He’d unlocked his gift, a rare power that allowed him to make what he touched weightless and, in a matter of weeks, teachers and students alike were tossing around words like “genius” and “prodigy.” He may not have bullied us himself, but he certainly didn’t stop his new friends, either. 

I was very certain my time would come someday. With eighty percent of the population possessing some uncanny ability, odds were high I would at least become a Common, but then the year passed. And the next. And the next. When the time came to begin high school and I was still a Serf, I started to lose hope.

Foolishly, my crush on Kai lingered for too many of those years before I got my head on straight. I was finally over him… At least I thought so until I returned to school for our sophomore year. In one short summer, he’d sprouted up to six feet tall, was lean and muscular, and with his high cheekbones, dark eyes, and brooding good looks, he made my heart stop. He’d gone from a genius to a high school god, and inevitably, as the last remnants of our friendship died, and the new semester began, he became a bully.