Bound to the Fae King


 Contents
 
 
 
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 Dedication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 24
 
 
 
 
 Bound to the Fae King
 The Courts of Faery Book 2
 Megan Van Dyke
 
 
 
 Portal World Publishing
 
 
 Copyright Copyright © 2023 by Megan Van Dyke All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law and in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Published by Megan Van Dyke and Portal World Publishing Publisher's Website: www.portalworldpublishing.com Author's Website: www.authormeganvandyke.com Credits: Editing: Jeni Chappelle of Jeni Chappelle Editorial Proofreading: Portal World Publishing Cover & Interior Design: Megan Van Dyke All images licensed appropriately. Print Edition ISBN: 978-1-955532-20-4 Digital Edition ISBN: 978-1-955532-19-8 Potential Trigger Warnings: Violence and blood Adult language Explicit sex Drinking Tornado survivor Armed robbery victim Loss of a parent (off page/remembered) Parental abandonment (off page/remembered) Dedication To my grandmothers. Two strong and incredible women who've been an inspiration throughout my life. Chapter 1 My days follow a steady rhythm: take care of Gran, work at the bar, sleep, repeat. It’s fine. Mostly. At least it keeps me from dwelling on the fact that I’ve never been far from the small town I grew up in and my dreams of travel are on a semi-permanent backburner. Gran’s soft chuckle slips down the hall, barely audible over the background audience laughter from the show she’s watching, The Golden Girls. I mouth Sophia’s next lines and finish tying my hair back in a ponytail. It’s Gran’s favorite and, if I’m telling the truth, mine too. We’ve seen every episode so many times now that I know half of them by heart. Light from the television—the only halfway new thing in our entire house—illuminates the living room. It wouldn’t have to if