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  “Jealous? Surely Merlin also had many lovers during his banishment. How many did you have?” Mordrid deflected Morgana’s hand when she tried to slap him.

  “Curse you, cousin! Just tell me,” she raged, hazel eyes flashing a dark blue as her magic rose like a viper.

  “Have you never wondered why the queen broke Oberon’s laws and saved that waste of a pretender king?” Mordrid spat.

  Morgana sneered, rolling her eyes. “She hates us. She knows you can destroy her and take Avalon.”

  “But what else?” Mordrid asked, raising his eyebrow.

  Morgana looked away, thinking. Queen Titania was a power hungry woman. Not only did she rule the Isle of the Blessed, but when she had taken Lord Oberon as her husband, she had gained Avalon as part of her dominion. Camelot was a jewel she had always coveted, but it wasn’t part of the magical realms. She could never have it.

  The sorceress’s eyes widened, realizing what Mordrid was implying. “She wants one of her blood to sit on Camelot’s throne.”

  “Precisely,” Mordrid sneered. “What’s the surest way to accomplish that?”

  “The Destined One.” Morgana laughed at the irony.

  Mordrid turned back to his mirror, and a vision of Aliana from the party weeks ago appeared. Titania would get what she wanted, but Aliana would be at his side, not Arthur’s. She would be his once he killed King Arthur and his blasted Knights of the Round Table.

  Mordrid smiled, thinking of when he would have Aliana for himself. He turned to Morgana. “Tell your puppet they’re coming right to him,” he ordered, dismissing the sorceress.

  Morgana’s smile was ice cold as she nodded to him. She had a trap to set. One that would break the spirit of the Destined One even more than the death of her parents had begun to.

  She couldn’t hold back her cackle. “This will be fun.”

  Acknowledgments

  I owe a big thanks to my editor, Beverly, who worked tirelessly on this project for me and helped make Legendary the best it could be! Also big thanks to Jennifer for being a champion for me and my first series. We are having a very fun ride. And, of course, major thanks and gratitude to Omnific for taking a chance on me and my story

  I also want to say thanks to all the authors who have given me such excellent advice and encouragement since I started this part of my life. Finally, a big thanks to my parents for supporting me and all my crazy adventures through the years—and those still to come. I love you!

  About the Author

  LH Nicole is a seasoned pastry chef in our nation’s capitol and a lifelong fairy tale (Disney and Grimm) lover. She believes in love at first sight, is addicted to eighties and nineties cartoons, and anything that can capture her ADD-way-too-overactive imagination. Joan Lowery Nixon and L.J. Smith were the first authors she became addicted to, and they inspired her to steal away whenever she could to read and write. You can keep up with LH and all her news and adventures on:

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  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Copyright Information

  Dedication

  Prologue

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  3

  4

  5

  6

  7

  8

  9

  10

  11

  12

  13

  14

  15

  16

  17

  18

  19

  20

  21

  22

  23

  Epilogue

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

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