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Melissa McGaughey
Mar 22, 20213 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight Chapter 10
Runa clutched Fiadh's hand in her own as they navigated the narrow deer trail to her small hut. Her heart hammered in her chest as her mind
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Melissa McGaughey
Mar 14, 20215 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight Chapter 9
Fiadh felt naked without her seal coat. Stripped of her freedom and her history...
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Melissa McGaughey
Mar 7, 20215 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight Chapter 8
Rúna crouched in the tall grass. The soft golden glow of morning just a sliver on the horizon, she knew she had to think quickly...
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Melissa McGaughey
Feb 21, 20216 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 7
Rúna could taste blood. Thick and cloying it clung to her nose, her blade, her armor.
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Melissa McGaughey
Dec 31, 20203 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 6
The feeling of the gentle press of Rúna’s lips stayed with Fiadh long after they had said their farewells and parted ways the following...
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Melissa McGaughey
Dec 25, 20204 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 5
Loneliness had always been a close companion of Rúna's. It had first made itself known when Rúna was a child, as Rúna began to realize...
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Melissa McGaughey
Dec 6, 20206 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 4
"Why haven't you taken it?" Fiadh had waited all winter to return to the rocky shore and the small cove where the strange human woman had...
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Melissa McGaughey
Nov 29, 20205 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 3
The second time she saw her, her heart leapt into her throat and took up residence. Rúna* was never what her parents expected of her....
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Melissa McGaughey
Nov 22, 20203 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 2
The human hadn't proved herself a liar. At least, not yet. Fiadh found her to be true to her word just a few hours later. The campsite...
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Melissa McGaughey
Nov 14, 20205 min read
The Selkie and Her Knight: Chapter 1
The first time the selkie maid saw her, a creature clad in bright, reflective surfaces, a cold knife of fear pierced her gut. As a pup,...
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