The Grimm Diaries Prequels Volume 15 - 18 (13 page)

"Your father can't enter Sorrow," the Swan Queen said.
"The Dark One is someone else. So what do you want to name your daughter? The
Black Swan? The opposite of Snow White?"

I couldn't think of a name but calling her my darling, for she was so
dear to me at this moment, I would have died for her. I watched a white phantom
surround her, as the Dark One took her up in his arms. I had just learned from
my fellow warriors in my army that Gwendolyn meant white phantom in some far
away language. I loved them instantly, as they took away the mentioning of
anything black. Gwendolyn, the white phantom, I thought. She'd be as strong as
her father and resist the dark in her. The beast in her, like me.

"Gwendolyn!" I shouted against the drizzling rain. "The
Dark One calls her the Sleeping Beast."

"Tell him she'll never give in to him," I yelled. "She is
going to be as strong as her father."

"He says that only time will tell," Brighid said, and I
wondered why he didn't talk straight to me, instead of letting the Swan Queen
talk on his behalf.

"My darling will be the end of you, filthy beast," I stood up
and growled. "Stay strong, Gwendolyn," I said to her, resisting the
tears in my eyes.

 I watched the shadow turn around and take my daughter, walking towards
the farthest point of darkness.

I couldn't help it and ran to the water after him, but the lake turned
steeper, and I had to swim. Then the Black Swans stopped me, thousands of them
snarling at me with their fangs.

"Don't resist it, my king," Brighid said. "You made a deal
and gave your daughter the most precious gift in the world, life. If you
believe she will be good enough to oppose the Dark One then you have to trust
your judgment, and let time tell."

Stranded in my place, I saw the shadow turn and say something to Brighid.
One last thing.

"What did this filthy one say to you?" I demanded, peeking over
the Black Swans surrounding me.

"He says he will call her Gwendolyn Darling because you keep calling
her ‘darling,’” the Swan Queen replied.

"Gwendolyn Darling." I whispered her name on my lips, and
carved it into my heart. "Others might never know, but you’re the dearest
of my daughters to my heart, and someday I will meet you again."

As I left, I remembered my fellow warriors mentioning that one of them
had heard that the nickname for Gwendolyn in that faraway language was Wendy.

End of Prequel #18

I didn’t write
any notes in this bundle or a long afterward on purpose. I found the notes will
spoil a lot of plot, so it is better revealed in the next bundles and main
series. As always, thank you for reading the books, and your overwhelming
support and dedication. I couldn’t do it without you.

Cameron

Snow White Sorrow

(Book #1 in the Grimm Diaries)

Cinderella Dressed in Ashes

(Book #2 in the Grimm Diaries)

The Grimm Diaries Prequels

(backgrounds on characters
and what really happened before these events occurred)

The
Grimm Diaries Prequels 1- 6

The
Grimm Diaries Prequels 7- 10

The
Grimm Diaries Prequels 11- 14

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