Marked By Lies: A Reverse Harem Series (The Marked Series Book 1), Paige Orr [new books to read .TXT] 📗

Marked by LiesBook One of The Marked Series       Paige Orr

Dedication

I'm dedicating this to my wonderfully amazing gran, who unfortunately passed away during the writing of this book. I will forever cherish the memories we have together, and I will strive to be someone I know you would be proud of.

Table Of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Note From Author

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Glossary

Autumn Court - The Autumn Court is seen as the equally malevolent side of Fae in comparison to Winter, but much more middling. The Fae of this court are generally the ones doing the "dirty work" and "trooping". However, these Fae can have much nicer sides than any of the Fae and return great favors. The Autumn Court is strongest during the ends of summer and throughout the autumn season. These Fae are strong, mystique, eerie, ravishing all the same, and devious. The epitome of autumn.

Courtless - Some Fae prefer to go about their own business and not get involved in the politics of the Courts. These Fae are known as Courtless. While they may be found in small numbers among either the Seelie or Unseelie, for the most part they go their own ways. Goblins are the most common Courtless Fae, though Treants, Wilden, Hags, Dryads, Satyrs, Nymphs, and many other Lower Caste Fae are Courtless as well.

Coven - A group of Witches and Mages who band together, usually for protection. These groups can be anywhere from twelve members to thirty. Not all Witches belong to a coven.

Covenless - Covenless is a faction of Witches or Mages who prefer to go their own way from the coven instead of being under their protection. Those that don’t fall under that classification and yet aren’t Covenless are usually Orphans who fall through the cracks.

Covenstead - The covenstead is where most of the main meetings for the coven are held. This is a safe place for any Witch or Mage who feels like they are in danger. This is also where the young Witches and Mages who have lost their parents who were already part of the coven are brought up, and where young Witches and Mages are taught to use their magic.

Cult - A cult is a group of people who do not conform to most of the usual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or by its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal.

Danu - Danu is the Mother Goddess, from where all Irish gods descend; she was also the namesake of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Little is known about her, though it is theorized that she may have represented the Danube River.

Draegloth - Draegloth are half-demon, half-drow monstrosities. They are created by the "unholy union" of a glabrezu and a newly ordained high priestess of the drow goddess Lolth. These drow house pets are as graceful and nimble as Fae stage dancers.

Drow - Drow are a classification of dark elves. They are hated and feared due to their cruelty, though some non-evil and an even smaller number of good drow exist. They fall under the title of Unseelie, even if most of their creations belong to the shadow courts. They also worship the Goddess of the Shadow Courts.

Fae - The Fae are a race of supernatural beings that precede humanity. They have a strong presence in myths and folklore, where they are often viewed as beings of light and goodness, though sometimes as tricksters. However, the Fae in general have little interest in human affairs. Due to their beauty and brightness, they have been mistaken for Angels on several occasions.

Fae Courts - After many centuries of war between the different courts of Fairie, the fighting finally stopped, leaving four main courts. These courts are Autumn, Summer, Spring and winter. The Seelie and Unseelie, are the nobles of these courts and Fae kind. These courts make up the laws of Fairie, and enforce them on the lower castes.

Glabrezu - Ferocious and bestial in form, the glabrezu is in fact a master of trickery and lies. A glabrezu stands 18 feet tall and weighs just over 6,000 pounds. These treacherous demons form from the souls of the treasonous, the false, and the subversive—souls of mortals who, in life, bore false witness or used treachery and deceit to ruin the lives of others.

Harpy - A harpy is a half-human, half-bird creature. They belong to the Shadow Courts and haven’t been seen in many years. The tips of their deadly talons are filled with a poison that only select magic users can cure.

High Priest/Priestess - The High Priest/Priestess is the leader of a Coven. They are usually the most powerful in their coven, which makes them more able to protect those Witches and Mages who are weaker.

Lolth - is the Demon Queen of Spiders and is the