Title: Rotten on the Inside
Author: Nyssa Bloodthorn
Email: lostsouls912@hotmail.com
Spoilers: Night World, all books
Disclaimers: Night World and its recognised characters is the property of LJ Smith, I'm just borrowing it for fun. The story and everything else belongs to me.
Rating: pg-13
Warnings: some language, some violence, and mild sexual references later on.
Summary: Allegra Casteel thought her life was pretty ordinary, until a group of strange people show up in her small town, along with a hit man trying to kill her, and secrets from her past threatening to destroy her and the rest of the world.
Notes: I'd be extremely grateful for constructive criticism and feedback. This fic has been rewritten, mainly cause the switching from past to present in each part was getting confusing so hopefully the plot will now flow more and make sense :)
Part 1
How they planned on pulling this off was beyond Celeste. Did they really think that posing as various new people would fool anyone for long. Particularly with Garret and Corbin, who despised each other. Thierry had worked some miracle and managed to convince them to work together.
"I still think they're going to end up slaughtering each other before the week is out," Novalynne commented.
Even in a limo the ride to the small Midwestern town they were travelling to was a long journey from Vegas. There were no planes that went anywhere near the place, and with the time differences and flight changes they would have had to make, it turned out that it would take longer to drive than it would to fly.
Celeste sat back against the limo's comfy leather seats, nodding in agreement. "This whole plan is utterly insane. Humans aren't stupid, and I'm pretty certain there's no such thing as a town in the U.S. without a single Night Person.
Celeste knew that was a stretch but there was always just the possibility of one hiding under a human name that could go and report them to the Council. If the Night World Council heard what they were up to, then everything would go to hell.
"This girl has absolutely no clue about who her family really is, does she?" Novalynne's voice was soft.
Celeste shook her head. "We don't even know how powerful she's going to be."
"Or how she's going to react." Celeste shook her head, almost sadly as she brushed a strand of blonde hair behind her right ear. "What would you do if you found out you were the daughter of the last dragon?"
They lapsed into silence trying to contemplate the thoughts of a girl who was about to have her life torn apart.
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Author: Nyssa Bloodthorn
Email: lostsouls912@hotmail.com
Spoilers: Night World, all books
Disclaimers: Night World and its recognised characters is the property of LJ Smith, I'm just borrowing it for fun. The story and everything else belongs to me.
Rating: pg-13
Warnings: some language, some violence, and mild sexual references later on.
Summary: Allegra Casteel thought her life was pretty ordinary, until a group of strange people show up in her small town, along with a hit man trying to kill her, and secrets from her past threatening to destroy her and the rest of the world.
Notes: I'd be extremely grateful for constructive criticism and feedback. This fic has been rewritten, mainly cause the switching from past to present in each part was getting confusing so hopefully the plot will now flow more and make sense :)
Part 1
How they planned on pulling this off was beyond Celeste. Did they really think that posing as various new people would fool anyone for long. Particularly with Garret and Corbin, who despised each other. Thierry had worked some miracle and managed to convince them to work together.
"I still think they're going to end up slaughtering each other before the week is out," Novalynne commented.
Even in a limo the ride to the small Midwestern town they were travelling to was a long journey from Vegas. There were no planes that went anywhere near the place, and with the time differences and flight changes they would have had to make, it turned out that it would take longer to drive than it would to fly.
Celeste sat back against the limo's comfy leather seats, nodding in agreement. "This whole plan is utterly insane. Humans aren't stupid, and I'm pretty certain there's no such thing as a town in the U.S. without a single Night Person.
Celeste knew that was a stretch but there was always just the possibility of one hiding under a human name that could go and report them to the Council. If the Night World Council heard what they were up to, then everything would go to hell.
"This girl has absolutely no clue about who her family really is, does she?" Novalynne's voice was soft.
Celeste shook her head. "We don't even know how powerful she's going to be."
"Or how she's going to react." Celeste shook her head, almost sadly as she brushed a strand of blonde hair behind her right ear. "What would you do if you found out you were the daughter of the last dragon?"
They lapsed into silence trying to contemplate the thoughts of a girl who was about to have her life torn apart.
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