The Faerie Guardian
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She stepped closer to him. “You want a coping method? Here’s one you obviously haven’t tried yet: GET. OVER. IT.” Without another word, she opened a doorway on the wall and disappeared into the darkness.
She was gone.
And he still didn’t know where Calla was.
Anger dissolved as panic tightened around his chest. What the hell was wrong with him? His little sister, the sweetest girl in the entire fae realm, could be dead or worse, and here he was fighting over something as pointless as coping methods? He grabbed his stylus from the floor and ran upstairs to fetch Calla’s belongings.
He had to go after Violet.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Number one thank you goes to God, for without Him there would be nothing.
Tremendous thanks to Kittie Howard, Lara Stavridis, Cally Jackson, Laura Josephsen, Rachael Harrie, and Nicola Vermaak, who took the time to provide detailed comments, suggestions and editing for all or part of this book. To the early readers of Violet’s story (you know who you are), hugs and thank yous. You boosted my confidence greatly simply by enjoying this story. To the home group of awesomeness, thank you for all the prayers and marbles in the jar. To Judy Tate, for giving me the best possible job (which includes time to write!)—thank you for being my cheerleader. And to all the girls at Inanda Seminary—your enthusiasm inspires me. Keep shining!
I have been bowled over by the incredible support of the online writing community. Thank you a hundred times over, everyone. I couldn’t have done it without you (seriously, I couldn’t).
Kittie, you need another thank you. Thank you for being the first person to help shape The Faerie Guardian into a better story, and the first person to assure me I had a ‘winner’!
To Mum and Dad, Andrew and Ruth, and especially Kyle—thank you for putting up with me for all those hours when I just had. to. keep. writing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rachel Morgan was born in South Africa and spent a large portion of her childhood living in a fantasy land of her own making. After completing a degree in genetics, she decided science wasn’t for her—after all, they didn’t approve of made-up facts. These days she spends much of her time immersed in fantasy land once more, writing fiction for young adults.
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