Banishment (Banishment Series Book #3)

By J.D. Cole

How do you put your life back together and fight to save everyone you know, when you know nothing of yourself? That is the adventure that waits in the conclusion to The Banishment Series. In this, our main characters learn more than they ever thought about who they are, and where they’re really from. We travel along with them as they not only come to terms with who they are, but who they love and hate. And along this journey of discovery, they must fight and ancient evil that threatens not only the whole of Faylinn, but the humans the Fae love and protect.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.D. Cole
• Release date: Jun 28, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310400704

J.D. Cole

I'm an avid reader and a SciFi/Fantasy nerd. Reading has always given me much joy, and influenced my day to day life and dreams. Because of this, my dreams started growing lives of their own and I decided to share them with others. I have an amazing family, but we all know how life can become overwhelming and books seem to be the way most of us escape the world we're in. I love escaping to other worlds and losing myself in another persons life. So I wanted to share the worlds I dream about with people like me.

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Banishment

Banishment Series #3

By J.D. Cole

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Copyright 2014 by J.D. Cole

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This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental. All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author. This book contains mature content (language, violence, sexual situations) and is intended for adult readers.

At this point I want to say a brief thank you to everyone who has had a part in this amazing trilogy. It took a lot of work and put up a fight of it’s own at times, but I got through it with a lot of help and support. To all the amazing people in my life, my family and friends, Thank You. I cannot put into words how much I appreciate you. To my readers, Thank You. You are why I do this, even those that hate what I write. I cannot express how much I am honored that people like what I write, but I know that with all of the love and support, there will be those that think what I write is complete and utter crap. I still want to thank them, because they give me just as much of a reason to keep going as the fans of my writing. So to everyone who has read any of these books, Thank You.

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

Epilogue

Chapter one:

Do you ever look back on your life, just thinking about all that you’ve been through, the things that you’ve seen? I try not to. There are too many demons in my past, short though it may be. I’ve seen more then any one my age should see, and I’ve lived through more terrors then most can imagine.

There is not a day that goes by where I don’t think of what my life used to be, and how drastically it has changed. I went from being a young girl with dreams of a normal life. I wanted to be in love, get married, and have kids. I wanted normal. I thought I had normal when Alec and I fell in love. Things were far from normal.

In the blink of an eye all that changed. A monster shattered my dreams in one fell swoop. It killed the only family I’d ever known, killed friends, and it killed the boy I loved. But it didn’t stop there, because of what I’d seen, I went to an insane asylum and was abandoned by my one remaining friend.

Sunnyside Sanitarium was the place I was taken apart. My soul had been ripped in two, and I was a different person now, than when I went in. I was no longer a wild child with crazy colors in my hair.

I’d lost Alec to a monster, I’d lost myself to the demons of humanity, and through it all, I came out alive. I escaped that hell not knowing what to believe, only knowing the need for revenge.

My path to revenge started when I came to the realization that I was, in fact, Fae. I had magical powers over plants, heat and cold, and was much more agile then I’d ever known I could be. I knew what I was when I left that place, who I was still eluded me.

Along my path to revenge I found myself with an evil drug lord who helped me feel human again. I lived with him, learning to be around people again, and thought I cared for him. It turned out that I was nothing more than a project and when I wouldn’t have sex with him, I was tossed out to be one of the prostitutes. I escaped them then and found a family to take me in and I began to heal.

Healing took a while. The family who took me in wasn’t a traditional family by any means. They were a brother and sister who loved each other very much and took care of each other. They found me in an alley close to death and fixed me up. That was where my healing began, and it was because of them that I kept that shred of humanity I’d started to build.

Because of Leigh and Boar, I was able to let go of some of the tension and worry that had plagued me. I still wanted my revenge, but I was able to focus on life for a little while. Boar treated me like another little sister, and Leigh was like another part of my soul.

What I hadn’t expected was Shadow. Shadow was a friend of Boar’s who I honestly thought hated me. He glared at me whenever I looked his way, rarely said more then a few words to me, but there was more to him then the stand-offish vibe he put out.

Shadow was the first Fae I’d seen since I got out of the asylum. He didn’t know what I was, and he didn’t know I knew what he was. Fae have contact like things they wear to hid the color of their eyes, and Shadow had them on all the time. But I was able to see past them a few times.

That turned my world upside down. I was afraid of him knowing what I was, or who I was because for all I knew, the Fae thought I’d murdered my family as well, not the monster that actually had. But I was mostly afraid because I was attracted to him as well. He was the first man that didn’t make me want to run away and hide.

Through time, I fell for Shadow. It made no sense to me, for all I knew, he hated me. But my heart was not in cahoots with my head, and the damn thing did what it wanted. Before I knew what happened, I was in love with Shadow.

Because of that, I decided to leave. I told Boar and Leigh, in turn finding out that they were all Fae. Boar said he didn’t want me going after what had murdered my family, but he understood why I was doing it.

That was when I got the shock of my life, Shadow was coming with me. He wasn’t going to let me go off and get myself killed. He wouldn’t tell me why.

We went to my old house, not knowing if it would really help us but it was all I could think about. While there, I received another giant shock. Alec, and my best friend Zeek, were still alive. Neither had died in that house like I’d thought, and my whole family was still alive as well.

They told me I had to travel back with them to the Fae realm because my father, who was actually the King of the Seelie, wanted to speak with me. I was shocked and lost and didn’t know what to do.

Shadow, though, said he would come with me, even though he was banished. For a Fae to be banished they either have to fall in love with someone of the opposite court, or do something really bad. And by the way Alec called him traitor, I had to assume it was bad.

But I didn’t care. Shadow wanted to stay with me, he said he would protect me, and he was going to keep to that. Even though it wasn’t safe for him, he was still going to stay with me.

We went to Faylinn only to discover my father was in hiding and I was the only person who could find him. But I didn’t know how. I was told I had to visit with the Oneroi, or Dream Fates, and they would tell me what to do.

Shadow, Alec and Zeek had all gone with me back to Sunnyside Sanitarium to find the Oneiroi, a group of dream fates, who helped me to find a way to my father. During the dream I’d been put in, Shadow had stood guard over my body, being my protector. That meant more to me than I could ever explain to him. It also made me fall for him more and I didn’t know what to do about it.

The dream had told me what I needed to do. I woke up and Shadow hurried me out of that place. He knew what had happened to me there, and how it would effect me the longer I stayed.

When we finally left the asylum, I was able to breathe again. We were safe in the car and Sunnyside was a distant speck in the mirror.

Shay, would you like something to eat? Alec asked me, concerned eyes looking back at me through the rear view mirror. We'd stopped at a convenience store to get some gas and provisions for the trip to New Orleans.

I thought I might have been able to handle going back to Sunnyside. That seeing the Oneiroi wouldn’t bother me. I was completely wrong.

Shadow was all that kept me okay while I was in that place. He was like the pillar of strength that I didn’t know I needed, let alone wanted. Adrenaline was pumping through me from the shock of fear that place still induced and I was coming down quickly.

Mmm, food, I said as I sat up. Food was something to focus on and my stomach said that was the answer to the displaced adrenaline still in my system.

Want me to grab some? all three of the guys with me asked. I snorted. They were so eager to help out and prove to me that I needed each of them for different reasons.

Zeek had been my best friend growing up. He was like my right hand and I knew he missed me while we’d been apart. Granted, I thought he was dead so I was still pissed off that I didn’t know he’d been alive. But, none of it mattered when I saw how much he was trying to prove to me that he was still my right hand and that he would always be my best friend.

Alec and Shadow were a slightly more difficult situation. Alec was still reeling from the emotional upheaval of seeing a one time love with someone else. I suspected he was trying to prove he still loved me, even though part of me knew he’d moved on as well. Neither of us wanted to admit that we’d grown up and had fallen in love with another person, but we had.

We were torn apart by something that neither of us had any say in. Our relationship didn’t end because we grew up and moved on, our relationship was taken from us. I thought Alec had died and had to move on from that, and in so doing was able to find love. Alec knew I was still alive and that I was out there, living my life. It couldn’t have been easy to let go, knowing I was still out there.

Unfortunately for Alec, he found out that my life wasn’t as good as he had hoped. I knew part of him felt guilty that I’d been through the hell I’d been through. He had to pretend to die and that was something traumatic for anyone to go through, but then I went to the asylum. Alec had no clue what I was going through and he was living a rather normal life, falling in love.

Neither of us wanted to give up on the other. No one can decide on forever at seventeen either. We both know that our love was probably nothing more then a one time thing, not a forever thing, but it was still hard thinking of the other one going on with their lives. Not to mention the added factor of some really horrible things happening on the road to our new lives.

Finally, my most difficult relationship, Shadow who was my protector. He was the one who’d set out to help me find the thing that had killed my family, risked his well being to travel to Faylinn with me, and was the man I wanted above all else. He was trying to reassure me that he was still there, and trying to show Alec he’d been replaced at the same time.

I felt like a toy that was in the middle of a tug of war sometimes. But I didn’t know what to do about it. So, until I figured it out, I just let them do what they were doing.

The second we’d gotten out of the Asylum, Alec had steered me away from Shadow. He’d cupped my face, rubbing the tops of my cheeks with his thumbs as he’d tried in vain to read what he’d seen in my eyes. I don’t know what he’d seen in my eyes, but whatever it was, he’d sighed and let go.

Shadow had gotten irritated instantly, saying we needed to be on the road and that I needed rest, not a staring contest. Zeek, ever the peace keeper, had told Shadow to relax, that Alec was just making sure I was okay.

I told them I was fine and got in the car before any one could start any more of a fight. I wasn’t in the mood to be in the middle of yet another pissing contest. I knew why they were being the way they were, but it didn’t mean I liked it.

Three years had gone by. Three years of torture and pain, and then healing. I was getting back to a normal state, and I didn’t need a fight breaking out because of some puppy love emotions or misplaced need to make things right.

I'll get myself some food, thanks guys, I said before they could start to argue some more about who could do what for me. I jumped out of the car and headed into the store, ready to load up on chips, sodas, pastries, and candies.

Don't buy the whole store kid, Shadow laughed as he grabbed some water and chips, the smirk I was so used to on his face. I shook my head at him and continued grabbing what I needed.

I'm drained and need something to keep going, I responded, loading up more as I added under my breath, And I’m not a kid.

Shadow looked over at me with an almost mask like expression. The lack of expression said more then anything else could. He didn’t know what to say to that, and it worried him.

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