Chapter 17

A shadow stepped in front of Shelaya.

A woman with startling green eyes looked down at Shelaya with gentle eyes.

For a few milliseconds the woman and Shelaya looked at each other with new found delight, love, amazement, happiness, sadness, joy, regret…. feelings that stretched over so many years.

Then the woman's eyes opened wider in pain and she slumped toward Shelaya.

"Love you." The woman whispered against Shelaya.

Holding the woman up, Shelaya saw that the arrow had hit the woman's left side, near her heart.

"No!" Shelaya sobbed. In anger and pain, her own arrows draining her quickly.

"Parisha!!!" A snake like voice hissed, the hall became silent for real.

Shelaya swayed as she looked towards the voice.

The Raven.

"For so many years you have been hiding from me, and now, when you come for your daughter…." Raven cackled evilly "I have killed two birds with one stone haven't I? No, I shouldn't say birds since I am one…but…I don't want to see you die Parisha, not yet, I think…yes…I think I will." Her voice turned deeper. "Seize her!"

Shelaya only saw shadows for a few seconds, then she felt more than saw, black hooded figures rip the woman out of her arms, and out of the hall, into the night.

"No!" She screamed.

And in those few seconds, Shelaya Cartwill remembered who she was.

A gut-wrenching scream escaped her throat. A scream that brought tears to everyone listening, a scream that blocked throats and made people want to hold someone, while they sobbed.

"Momma!!!!!!!"







(A/N: YAAAAAAAAY!!! Book One is Finished….*dun dun dun dun* *sob* *sob* poor Shelaya, poor Parisha….ah dun worry, no one's dead yet, or…that's what I THINK….Hey!! It's not the end of Shelaya, there's gonna be book 2 and book three so stand by and be waiting. *wink* *wink*. One more time just before I sign out: A BIIIIIIIIG Thankyou for EVERYONE who has read the story… and an EVEN BIGGER THANKYOU for those who reviewed, you know who you are. *screams out* THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, this story and the upcoming books of Shelaya are dedicated to 'Sweet Thang aka Harry's Crush', for asking me when I was gonna get my story done. Thanx Megan!!!)



Bye 4 now

Jeporra

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