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    The Withering Palace (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1)
    The Withering Palace (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1)
    The Withering Palace (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1)
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    The Withering Palace (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1)

    By Alexia Purdy

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    Untold darkness rules the Unseelie realm of the Land of Faerie. Hidden in this vast area, Aveta, the future queen of the Unseelie Army, perfects her gifts over lifetimes. Learning that magic isn't the only way to manipulate the world around her, this naive girl grows into a woman of strength and cunning, ultimately becoming one of the most feared leaders in Faerie.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMelancholy Muse Press
    Release dateFeb 13, 2015
    ISBN9781311707512
    The Withering Palace (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1)
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    Alexia Purdy

    Alexia is a USA Today Bestselling author who currently lives in Las Vegas and loves spending every free moment writing or hanging out with her four rambunctious kids. Writing is the ultimate getaway for her since she's always lost in her head. She is best known for her award-winning Reign of Blood series, and A Dark Faerie Tale Series.Sign up for email updates and exclusive giveaways: http://smarturl.it/AlexiaPurdyNewsAlexia's websites:www.alexiapurdybooks.comhttp://alexiaepurdy.blogspot.comTwitter: @AlexiaPurdyAlexia Purdy Fan page:https://www.facebook.com/AlexiaPurdyAuthorA Dark Faerie Tale Series by Alexia Purdy FB page:https://www.facebook.com/ADarkFaerieTaleSeriesReign of Blood Series FB page:https://www.facebook.com/RoBbooks

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      The Withering Palace (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1) - Alexia Purdy

      The

      Withering Palace

      (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.1)

      Alexia Purdy

      The Withering Palace

      (A Dark Faerie Tale Series Companion #1)

      Copyright ©April 2014 & March 2016 by Alexia Purdy

      Cover Design by Melancholy Muse Designs

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      www.alexiapurdybooks.com

      This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, duplicated, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. If you did not buy this e-book, please purchase your own copy.

      This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this novel are fictitious and are products of the author’s imagination and any resemblance to actual events, or locales or persons, living or dead are entirely coincidental.

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      This book is dedicated to Josh

      Thank you for showing me that it’s worth it.

      Untold darkness rules the Unseelie realm of the Land of Faerie. Hidden in this vast area, Aveta, the future queen of the Unseelie Army perfects her gifts over lifetimes. Learning that magic isn't the only way to manipulate the world around her, this naive girl grows into a woman of strength and cunning, ultimately becoming one of the most feared leaders in Faerie.

      Underneath her hardened exterior, lies a woman who has known the darkest of hearts, the agony of love, the pull of the consuming power coursing through her veins and what it takes to be ruler of the Unseelie within the walls of The Withering Palace.

      You will never be queen, for I will live forever…

      Chapter One

      The slugs were moving slow and determined across the masonry and past the overly treaded path of the Unseelie Sluagh. Aveta kept to the walls to keep such lowly beings company, blending into the darkness the niches offered as she watched the gruesome parade of soldiers step past. The walkway shook under their practiced unified beat and with the massive amounts of bodies floating by. They never noticed her or were told to ignore her anyway. It was how she liked it though. For the Unseelie Princess found it easier to disappear into the tiny cracks than to be reprimanded by the unforgiving ruling Queen, her mother, for interrupting.

      Today, the army was preparing to head out to and run down the nearby territories. It was a given that Queen Elisandra had become obsessed with obtaining more ground, more slaves and more of Faerie than the boundaries of the East where The Withering Palace, their home, could be found. Aveta rarely saw anything outside the walls of the palace, kept secluded and out of the reach of anything beyond this place. It made her curiosity flare up each time she saw them pour out of the exits of the castle, and disappear in legions into the surrounding forest.

      Days would pass before they’d return, either beaten or war torn from fierce battles that took heavy losses on both sides. The Unseelie soldiers, Faery and Sluagh alike would drag themselves back into the sanctuary of The Withering Palace, bleeding, dying or already gone, lost to the world or turning to dust as the land withdrew the magic that animated them. She’d watched battalion after battalion trudge back in, collapsing all over the place while hundreds of servants ran amuck to try and heal all the injured, the lost. It would be weeks before another battle could ensue, but it would happen again, and again.

      The Queen was never satisfied.

      Chapter Two

      Never show them fear. Her mother’s stern voice drilled into her head like a constant hum, vibrating her eye sockets to the point of unending pain. She’d been standing straight holding out the Queen’s staff and orb of the Unseeing, one in each hand. Her arms were wavering, shaking under the strain as her tears streamed down her flushed cheeks. It’d been what felt like hours, maybe just one, but the prickling pain enveloping her arms and shoulders no longer felt real to her. It came, took another little bit of her beaten heart and slammed it to the ground.

      These were the punishments for not living up to expectations. This was the payment required to continue on in the day when the Queen was upset and disappointed in all who served her. Elisandra was pure wickedness on these sorts of morns and Aveta usually was well versed in avoiding her at all costs. Not this day though. She’d had the misfortune of becoming the focus of her mother’s wrath after her father, King Seritus, the Queen’s First lieutenant, had argued with Elisandra about something or another. Aveta was never privy to their conversations, only to the torturous downpour of malice formed inside the Queen’s insanity from the confrontation.

      "You pathetic runt. You shake like a wilted flower, dripping

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