Ashes (Shimmer In The Dark)

Shimmer In The Dark: Ashes is a short story of steamy love. Approx 4500 words.

He opened his heart to a queen. He thought she trusted him to defend her world from the enemy. Reports indicate she has lost faith and now he has one night to change her mind before she makes treaty with the Formorri. The whole galaxy will be in jeopardy if her planet surrenders. He finds her in an empty palace, her beautiful mind closed to him. He may have arrived too late. His only hope is to use their love against her.
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This story can be read as a standalone story. It fits within the Shimmer In The Dark world, and connects to an unspecified point in the Shimmer In The Dark series.