Into Wonderland (Haunting Fairy Tales Book 3) by R.L. Weeks

Author:R.L. Weeks
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Vamptasy Publishing
Published: 2017-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

Alice saw Robin and smiled widely. ‘Hey, you!’

‘Shh,’ he hushed. ‘They don’t know you and I are friends.’ He winked and turned away. ‘Let’s walk … explore the forest?’

She nodded and walked out of the castle eagerly. ‘So what has the queen made you?’

He paused, sickened. ‘Her plaything, it seems.’

Her eyes widened. ‘What?’

‘She wants company. I couldn’t say no; although, she is nothing compared to the likes of you. Don’t worry, though. She doesn’t really like me. It’s all just smoke and mirrors.’

Alice felt sick and looked out over the forest. ‘Let’s just hope we find the sword soon. I hate court.’

He took her hand and squeezed it. ‘We will. I promise I won’t let you down.’

They walked into the forest and down a winding path. They saw a black arched door embedded into the side of a large rock and ducked inside. ‘What is this?’ Alice asked as they walked further.

They stumbled into a dark room and tripped on squares of black and white. Carefully, she stepped onto a square and a pawn twice the size of Alice moved. Panicked, Alice looked around; she had unknowingly stepped onto a massive chessboard. She looked down at her square and realised that she had taken her first move. Her stomach twisted as she stepped forward, except it seemed that this game was weirdly different. The pieces moved in any direction they liked, and the rules of the game were different from what Alice was accustomed to when her father had taught her to play. She dodged a pawn which brushed past her dress. Robin wrapped his arms around her, shielding her from a flying knight. They tried to run across the board, but the chess pieces quickly formed a circle around her. They tried to duck through them but couldn’t. Robin looked over at the door. ‘Go,’ he said quickly. ‘I heard them say that the queen has her own chessboard. Get out.’

Alice grabbed his hand. ‘Not without you. I don’t want to be responsible for losing the queen’s plaything,’ she said with a smirk and dragged him through the door. They fell out into a maze on the outskirts of the forest. Alice fell into a hedge and panted heavily. ‘This place is filled with all sorts of crazy wonders.’

Robin laughed. ‘Well, it is called Wonderland.’ He looked at Alice, and his stomach knotted. She was truly beautiful. Her eyes were a baby blue and hair as soft as silk. The way she spoke, acted, walked, smiled—everything was perfect. He walked over to her and leaned down to her ear. ‘I may be the queen’s plaything, but she does not have my heart.’

‘Who does?’

‘My wife did, but she died.’ He pushed the feeling away. ‘Now, I am alone.’

‘As am I, but I am sorry to hear about your wife.’ She touched his hand and felt a spark shoot between them. They could hear a crowd in the distance. The queen was probably ready to play her croquet game. ‘We must return now; they will notice if we’re gone for too long.

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