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    Revelation: The Queen's Alpha Series, #10
    Revelation: The Queen's Alpha Series, #10
    Revelation: The Queen's Alpha Series, #10
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    Revelation: The Queen's Alpha Series, #10

    By W.J. May

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    She will fight for what is hers.

    How do you fight a man who's always five steps ahead?

    When Katerina and her friends find themselves on the shores of a lost city, they race to reunite the amulet with the crown, only to discover they're not alone. Agents of the Red Knight haunt their every step, and as the darkness seeping across the land continues to spread, they're forced to resort to increasingly desperate measures.

    Time is running out.

    The curse can only be held back so long.

    And as hope begins to fade, the friends find themselves turning to the most unlikely of allies.

    Can they fulfill the ancient prophecy? Can they succeed where the others have failed?

    Or will history once again repeat itself?

    Be careful who you trust. 

    Even the devil was once an angel.

    Queen's Alpha Series: 

    Eternal

    Everlasting

    Unceasing

    Evermore

    Forever

    Boundless

    Prophecy

    Protected

    Foretelling

    Revelation

    Betrayal

    Resolved

    The Omega Queen Series:

    Discipline

    Bravery

    Courage

    Conquer

    Strength

    Validation

    Approval

    Blessing

    Balance

    Grievance

    Enchanted

    Gratified

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDark Shadow Publishing
    Release dateMar 12, 2019
    ISBN9781386394792
    Revelation: The Queen's Alpha Series, #10
    Author

    W.J. May

    About W.J. May Welcome to USA TODAY BESTSELLING author W.J. May's Page! SIGN UP for W.J. May's Newsletter to find out about new releases, updates, cover reveals and even freebies! http://eepurl.com/97aYf   Website: http://www.wjmaybooks.com Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-WJ-May-FAN-PAGE/141170442608149?ref=hl *Please feel free to connect with me and share your comments. I love connecting with my readers.* W.J. May grew up in the fruit belt of Ontario. Crazy-happy childhood, she always has had a vivid imagination and loads of energy. After her father passed away in 2008, from a six-year battle with cancer (which she still believes he won the fight against), she began to write again. A passion she'd loved for years, but realized life was too short to keep putting it off. She is a writer of Young Adult, Fantasy Fiction and where ever else her little muses take her.

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      Revelation - W.J. May

      Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

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      The Chronicles of Kerrigan

      Book I - Rae of Hope is FREE!

      BOOK TRAILER:

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      How hard do you have to shake the family tree to find the truth about the past?

      Fifteen year-old Rae Kerrigan never really knew her family's history. Her mother and father died when she was young and it is only when she accepts a scholarship to the prestigious Guilder Boarding School in England that a mysterious family secret is revealed.

      Will the sins of the father be the sins of the daughter?

      As Rae struggles with new friends, a new school and a star-struck forbidden love, she must also face the ultimate challenge: receive a tattoo on her sixteenth birthday with specific powers that may bind her to an unspeakable darkness. It's up to Rae to undo the dark evil in her family's past and have a ray of hope for her future.

      Find W.J. May

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      Revelation Blurb:

      USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May, continues the highly anticipated bestselling YA/NA series about love, betrayal, magic and fantasy. Be prepared to fight, it's the only option.

      I will fight to the death for those I love.

      How do you fight a man who's always five steps ahead?

      When Katerina and her friends find themselves on the shores of a lost city they race to reunite the amulet with the crown, only to discover they’re not alone. Agents of the Red Knight haunt their every step, and as the darkness seeping across the land continues to spread they’re forced to resort to increasingly desperate measures.

      Time is running out.

      The curse can only be held back so long.

      And as hope begins to fade, the friends find themselves turning to the most unlikely of allies.

      Can they fulfill the ancient prophecy? Can they succeed where others have failed?

      Or will history once again repeat itself?

      Be careful who you trust. Even the devil was once an angel.

      The Queen’s Alpha Series

      Eternal

      Everlasting

      Unceasing

      Evermore

      Forever

      Boundless

      Prophecy

      Protected

      Foretelling

      Revelation

      Betrayal

      Resolved

      The Omega Queen Series

      Discipline

      Bravery

      Courage

      Conquer

      Strength

      Validation

      Approval

      Blessing

      Balance

      Grievance

      Enchanted

      Gratified

      Contents

      Have You Read the C.o.K Series?

      Find W.J. May

      Revelation Blurb:

      The Queen’s Alpha Series

      The Omega Queen Series

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Betrayal Blurb:

      The Queen’s Alpha Series

      The Omega Queen Series

      Find W.J. May

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      The Chronicles of Kerrigan

      Chapter 1

      Katerina knelt in the flower beds, watching the long-stemmed daffodils sway in the breeze.

      It wasn’t the first time she’d been left on her own. A few months ago, after what seemed like an endless childhood of play, she and her twin brother had been separated. One day, no different than any other, their father the king had come down to the forest where they were twining sticks, trying to make a rod strong enough to catch their supper. He’d watched them only a moment, gazing down from his tall steed, before scooping Kailas up with a single arm.

      Your days of playing with your sister are over, he declared. It’s time to focus on more important things now. With that, he galloped off down the forest trail.

      Taking one child with him. Leaving the other.

      Things hadn’t been the same after that day. She and Kailas still had breakfast together every morning. Supper together every night. But the hours in between were lost. He was off with Father again that very moment. Hunting. The king’s favorite sport, though his son secretly despised it. He’d once confessed the act of killing a defenseless creature made him physically sick. The only comfort his worried twin sister had was that Kailas wasn’t alone today. He’d been allowed to take his dogs.

      Twin puppies had been delivered to the castle only a few weeks earlier. A little big, and a little wild, but they adored Kailas. The three had become inseparable. They’d surely take care of him now.

      How are the daffodils coming along? a voice called from the garden.

      Katerina turned back to the flowers. The sun was out and the birds were chirping, but she couldn’t help but feel a little bit sad. With a little sigh, she pulled out a tiny jeweled dagger and began clipping the stems. Before long, she had a bouquet big enough to present to her mother.

      It was the only good thing about getting left behind. The time spent with her mother.

      When the gentle queen had discovered one child was being groomed to be a man, whist the other was banished to the sewing room, she’d instantly intervened. The embroidery was ordered back on the shelf, the tutors were sent home. The young princess would be spending the hours with her other parent instead. Learning what it took to be a queen.

      The studying took many forms. Some days they went down to the village in disguise, walking among the people and discussing various aspects of their lives. Other days were dedicated to the art of language and reading of ancient texts. Sometimes, Katerina was even allowed to sit in the back during small council meetings. Studying the art of diplomacy and compromise. Learning the names and sigils of the bannermen. Silently praying that none of them had any over-ambitious sons.

      And then there were some days, like that sunshiny morning, when mother and daughter spent long hours sitting in the garden. Listening to the birds call back and forth. Watching the wind blow through the trees.

      At first, Katerina couldn’t stand it. She was restless, like her brother. With endless stores of energy and an insatiable need to be on the move. In time, she’d learned to appreciate it. The rarity of those precious quiet hours. Hours when she could be alone with her thoughts. When she could forget the dreary monotony of the castle, and turn her bright eyes to the future.

      Another sigh welled up inside her, but she fought it down. If she was being honest with herself, she knew she was the lucky one. She didn’t want to be with her father anyway. Kailas hated it. Always came back scared. She bet he would sleep in her room again that night.

      Katy? Come here, darling.

      Leaving the dagger behind, she scrambled out of the flowers and darted across the dewy grass to the queen’s chair, strews of yellow blossoms fluttering in her wake. Her mother opened her arms with a beaming smile, and she climbed without hesitation into her lap. Grabbing fistfuls of her long ivory gown, nestling with a contented sigh into the shimmering rivulets of her fiery hair.

      It was another small comfort. The striking resemblance between mother and child. People talked about it freely at the castle. The same flaming locks and thundercloud eyes. Kailas had always been jealous, while Katerina always lifted her chin a bit higher with the faintest note of pride.

      Reveling in the way people pointed and stared. Standing up a little bit straighter when she gazed into the mirror, imagining the way it might feel to have a crown pressed into her hair.

      Such pretty blossoms, the queen enthused, smiling, bending down to sniff the ones that had survived the child’s uncivilized sprint across the grass. Soon we’ll be having violets as well.

      Katerina nodded absentmindedly, reaching up to play with the ruby stone hanging from her mother’s neck. It was a reflex by now. A gesture as comforting as the warmth of her mother’s arms.

      Only this time, Adelaide Gray caught her hand.

      What is it, Momma?

      The queen stared at her for a moment. A long, measuring stare. Then, with a little smile, she slipped the gold chain off her own neck and draped it around her daughter’s.

      Katerina’s eyes widened, feeling the weight of it for the first time. Always allowed to touch, she’d never been allowed to wear it. Her bright eyes teemed with silent questions as she lifted her gaze.

      I want you to have it, the queen said softly.

      The princess’ mouth fell open in pure astonishment. To keep?

      Adelaide’s eyes warmed with a bittersweet emotion. Yes, sweet child. To keep.

      There was an awkward throat-clearing, and Katerina glanced over her mother’s shoulder to the soldiers who were waiting just beyond. She didn’t know why they were there. The royal family hardly needed protection so deep inside the castle walls. But, come to think of it, the soldiers had been following her mother around for quite a while now. Ever since three prisoners had escaped from the dungeon several nights before.

      But why? she queried, bringing her fingers to the stone. It’s yours.

      It was never mine, Katy, the queen replied wistfully. It was only ever mine for a little while. The soldiers shifted restlessly and she kissed her daughter on the forehead, like they were running out of time. I want you to have it, she said again, and I want you to make me a promise. Can you do that?

      Katerina nodded silently, instinctively going still.

      "Never take it off."

      Katerina looked down at the stone glowing fiercely against her pale skin. Her fingers lifted once more to touch it, just as the soldiers approached. For whatever reason, they were all dressed in full armor. Iron helmets and tall spears. Taller than they stood themselves.

      The one in the front lifted his visor, staring at the queen with heartbreak in his eyes. Time to go, milady.

      A look of panic flitted across Adelaide’s delicate features but she maintained a regal calm, giving her daughter a final embrace. Promise me, Katy, she whispered. Promise you’ll never take it off.

      The princess froze, staring up at her with wide eyes. I promise.

      A look of profound relief settled in the queen’s eyes. Relief, paired with an unspeakable sense of sadness. She kissed the tip of her daughter’s nose then headed into the castle, a host of armed soldiers standing on either side.

      Katerina stared after her in bewilderment. One hand gripping the empty chair.

      When she got to the doorway the queen suddenly paused, glancing back at Alwyn who was standing a ways off in the garden. He was in all of the princess’ memories. Never too far away.

      My children, Alwyn, she said simply. The most precious things in the world to me.

      The soldiers glanced at each other in confusion, but the wizard nodded slowly.

      You have my word.

      They stared at each other a moment longer, then the queen disappeared inside.

      Adelaide Gray died soon afterwards. An accident in the forest. Thrown from her horse. To this day, neither of her children were willing to talk about it.

      All that remained of her was the necklace. The magical ruby on a golden chain.

      A chain that was now hanging around a mermaid’s neck.

      Katerina slowly blinked back to the present, trying to catch her breath. The memory flashed through her mind. A lifetime’s worth of questions and fear, but in reality it only took a few seconds.

      The queen of the mermaids was still frozen in the exact same spot. Luxuriating on her coral throne. One hand half-raised to point at the friends as she waited for an answer to her question. In the water behind her hundreds of others hovered in silence, awaiting her inevitable command.

      However, despite the fantastical image, it was the memory that remained.

      Perhaps that’s why Katerina didn’t hesitate when she stepped forward. Why she lifted her chin without an ounce of fear as she stared into the frightening eyes of the queen.

      It’s not your necklace, it’s mine.

      Like she’d done so many times before, staring at her childlike reflection, she pulled herself up to her full height. Knowing now full well the feeling of a crown sitting atop her head.

      And it’s time for you to give it back.

      DYLAN’S UPBRINGING had been a lot more like Kailas’ than Kat’s.

      There were those first few years of sunlit bliss, but the Hales were a hard family, and those days of childhood ended earlier than most. He’d been taught from a young age to challenge those around him. To assert his place of authority and rule his subjects with an iron fist.

      Some of the lessons stuck. Some of them didn’t.

      But never in a thousand years could he fathom the audacity of his girlfriend. Fearlessly striding forward and demanding her missing jewelry from a mermaid queen.

      Kat.

      As usual, he resisted the urge to drag her back by the hair. To put her under some kind of magic spell and keep her locked in a padded box until the crisis was over.

      Boxes and spells didn’t work when your girlfriend could turn into a fire-breathing dragon.

      Katerina shot him a glance over her shoulder but didn’t surrender an inch of ground, fixing her gaze upon the mermaid queen. It was surprisingly easy. The woman was impossible to miss.

      From what admittedly little experience she had with mermaids, the young queen was coming to be certain about three things: They were wild in beauty. Wild in temperament. And she was willing to bet they knew a thing or two about using those savage spears.

      The queen perfectly encompassed them all.

      With tendrils of violet hair, wild golden eyes, and an iridescent shine to her ivory skin it was almost painful to look at her straight on. The waves themselves seemed to bow before her, and when she pursed her lips to study Katerina the ground they were standing on began to hum.

      The others glanced down in alarm. However, despite the charge in the air, the queen lounged carelessly on a bed of coral, flicking the water absentmindedly with the tip of her tail.

      You want it back, she repeated slowly, sending a collective shiver across the sea.

      She was wearing nothing but the ruby pendant and a crown made of pearls and teeth. Some looked to be human. Others, Katerina wasn’t so sure.

      I made an agreement with one of your subjects, she said in a loud, clear voice. Twelve days we had in exchange for the necklace. If we didn’t return, it was hers. She spread her arms wide, gesturing to the line of people behind her. Here we are.

      Hundreds of eyes followed her every breath. Then shot across the water to the queen.

      Your move, lady.

      It was quiet for a moment, then the woman’s lips curled back in a feral smile. A burst of laughter was soon to follow, enchanting the friends even as it made their blood run cold.

      But little princess, my subjects do not have the power to make agreements with those of your kind. Her melodic voice had a strangely hypnotic quality, enough that it almost made one forget the spear gripped in her hand. Just as your castles are built upon land, the sea and all that is in it belongs to me. This necklace was given to me in tribute. I care not from where it comes.

      You’d better start caring. You’re not the only one here with scales.

      With a control Katerina hadn’t possessed even a few months earlier she reined in her temper, keeping her voice even and calm.

      My father told me once that every monarch is a reflection of their people. The word of each subject carries the weight of their queen. Her eyes flashed as she took another step forward, a tiny surge of heat building in the center of her palms. "I made a deal with one of your people. I expect you to honor it. And I intend to stand

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