Isla's Wish

By Madilynn Dale

Be careful what you wish for. With a desire for love and an escape from life as she knows it, Isla seeks out a sea witch. Her wish is granted but at what cost? Can she find a loophole to escape the path she's taken?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Madilynn Dale
• Release date: Nov 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005544423

Madilynn Dale

Madilynn Dale is an author based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. She writes fantasy, romance, and paranormal pieces primarily. She spends most of her day with her son, tending to her pets, and writing.Madilynn holds degrees in several areas. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology from Southern Nazarene University, located in Oklahoma. She also has an Associates of Science degree in Physical Therapy Assistant Sciences from Oklahoma City Community College. She is licensed as a Physical Therapy Assistant in Oklahoma and works as a PRN therapist.​Madilynn has enjoyed reading various forms of fiction and the occasional non-fiction story since she began reading as a young girl. Writing seemed to be another piece of this addiction to books, and she embraced it after becoming a mother. Writing is now a piece of her soul to be bared to the world.​Madilynn's hobbies, when not writing, include reading, baking, crafting, hiking, and horseback riding. She loves to travel and explore. One day she hopes to expand her travels and see the world, but in the meantime, you will find her working on her next novel. She will most likely have coffee and some form of chocolate with her as she writes. She uses the title The Chapter Goddess to encompass all her work as an author, reader, and booklover in general.

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Isla’s Wish

A Short Story

Madilynn Dale

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either an idea from the author’s personal creativity or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual places, persons, events, or locales is completely coincidental. 

Copyright © 2021 Madilynn Dale

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced 

or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, 

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Dedication

This story is dedicated to my good friend Mindi.

Isla Algee hides beneath the shelf of rock with her sister Iona as a ship passes overhead. They ventured further out into sea, exploring and looking for treasure while swimming about. If their mother knew what they were doing, she would have a fit.

Iona huddles closer to Isla as the ship drops anchor. We shouldn’t be here. How will we return home without them seeing us?

We’ll be quick. We can do it,. Isla encourages her, and they edge along the rock, staying in the shadows. The water isn’t too shallow, but their seal-like bodies are hard to miss. So many humans knew the legends of the selkies hiding in Scottish waters.

Aren’t you curious about what the men above look like? Mother mentions all the time the man she fell in love with until the ocean called her home. Isla casts her gaze to the bottom of the ship. If she could catch one’s eye, would she find love, or would he steal her seal skin and turn her into a slave?

No, I’m not curious at all. But, sister, we need to leave.