FOR THE GHASTLY AND BEAUTIFUL

April 24, 2022

I was a catastrophe waiting to happen—I always had been.

But I didn’t recognize the force of my storm… how my reckless decisions shaped me into exactly what I needed to be.

This new world is full of dangers, though they aren’t what I first feared. Lurking beasts and hidden monsters still wait for me in the shadows, and I don’t expect that to change. 

As I settle into calling Spiran my home, I find that her intentions run deeper than not letting me leave.

I’m drowning in a sea of unpredictable emotions, riding the waves of intuition and suspicion.

My dreams of happiness take an abrupt left turn when I catch myself falling.

These Mongrel men will learn that my racing heart makes me a wild card.

My name is Ada Stormbrave.

But they’ll call me the Mongrel Queen.