Kelsey's Lamp

By Kaydee Robins

Love conquers all, right? For Kelsey it’s an uphill battle of the greatest proportions can an old lamp help her find her way back to her mate?
Despite all odds the princess fell in love with her, an orphan. When Kelsey finds herself locked in a dungeon, naked and alone she accepts that she’ll never again see the light of day, but she doesn’t regret loving her Matilda.
On the cusp of death, she closes her eyes for the last time only to find herself come too in a friend’s home.
Trying to move on with her life, she returns to work as an archaeologist only to discover a lost tomb of a djinn. Can true love prevail, or will the Alpha Heir get what he’s always wanted, Kelsey’s mate?
Kelsey’s Lamp is a bonus novella in Legends of the Packs, a collection of your favorite fairy tales retold in the modern world with shifters, alphas, omegas, and male pregnancy. This book takes place between book one, Ginger Fella, and book two, Caspian Untangled. The books can be read out of order, but for maximum enjoyment it is recommended to start with book one – Ginger Fella.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kaydee Robins
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005154769

Kaydee Robins

Reading has always been a passion of mine. In middle and high school, I would participate in the summer reading programs at the local library, often winning many prizes. My mom called me a hermit because I’d rather be in my room reading a book than outside or with my friends. I discovered my love for books in high school also extended to plays; thus, my passion for theatre was born. My favorite was working behind the scenes, creating colorful lighting effects.I followed my passion in college and obtained an associate’s in theatre arts. I also wrote short stories and fan fiction (don’t judge). While I loved the theatre, I quickly learned that it wasn’t practical to do for a living unless I got a break. So, I studied web and graphic design and did theatre as a hobby. Four years later, I had a bachelor’s in information technology, followed by a master’s a couple of years later. Today, I work as a system administrator in a NOC (network operations center), where I monitor my companies’ network for server issues. Since a NOC is 24x7, I work in 12-hour shifts, giving me literally half the month off to work on my hobbies.In 2019, I decided I would write again. My kids were finally old enough I could concentrate more on my hobbies than theirs. I published my first book, A Spy and his SEAL, at the end of August. I design the covers for my books.I learned long ago. I enjoy reading all kinds of romances, straight, gay, bisexual; it doesn’t matter. My favorite being gay paranormal. Nothing beats a delightful book about fated mates, shifters, and male pregnancy. Another top pick of mine is action/suspense romance. What’s better than falling in love while dodging bullets and saving lives?As for my personal life, I am a cisgender straight woman. I am married to a wonderful man who supports me for my weird habits and interests. He is a stay-at-home dad taking care of our enby and two sons. When I’m not working, I’m reading, writing, playing video games, or watching my favorite dramas.

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Kelsey's Lamp

Kelsey’s Lamp

Copyright © 2022 Kaydee Robins

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ASIN: B09WMDHCB2 – eBook

ISBN: 9781005154769 – eBook

ISBN: 9798441098410 – Paperback

First Edition: May 2022

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Copyright © 2021 Kaydee Robins

Dedication

Alphas weren’t meant to be woman. I was told that all my life and actually believed that until the day I met you. Thank you for loving me and proving to me that woman can be alphas.

– Kelsey

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Thank You

Stay in Contact

Books by Kaydee Robins

Ginger Fella

Classified Lovers

Omega of the Enemy

About the Author

Dictionary

L

egends of the Packs and Wayward Warriors features characters from around the world. To improve the cadence of the novels, all dialect has been written in American English. However, phrases in the characters native tongue can be found peppered throughout the narrative. Below is a running list of said phrases. Some expressions are author ingenuity based on research of the language and may not be historically accurate.

Please note if the bullet points below overlap the text please reduce your text size on your app/reader. This only affects the dictionary, the narrative will be displayed correctly regardless of your text size choice. This is a limitation of current coding that I cannot control. Thanks! - Kaydee

Arabic

Alqarf – Shit

French

Excusez-moi – Excuse me

Nique ta mère – Motherfucker

Merde– Fuck

Ma chérie– My darling/sweetheart

Maman– Mom (Informal)

Fille– Daughter/Girl

Monsieur– Sir

Mon bébé– My baby

Père– Papa

German

Scheiße – Fuck

Irish

A chara – My friend

A mhuirnín – Darling

A rúnsearc – Beloved

Beagán iasc – Little fish

Ceann beag – Little one

Dadaí – Daddy (pronounced the same as we say daddy)

Danu – The Mother Goddess – Most shifters of Celtic descent are devout to her.

Dia dhuit – Hello

Mo shíorghrá – My eternal love

Irish English

Do a bunk – Sneak off

Donkey’s years – A very long time

Gaff – House

Shut yer bake – Shut up

The jacks – Toilet

Rashers – Bacon

Latin

Ego Current Alpha ut Alpha de Longfur sarcinis hoc nomine New Alpha successori meo et ei potestatem relinquo – I, Current Alpha, Alpha of the Longfur pack hereby name New Alpha as my successor and relinquish control to them.

Ego, New Alpha, titulum accipio Alpha de Pack Name et spondeo populum custodire usque ad halitum morientem – I, New Alpha, accept the title of Alpha of the Pack Name and promise to protect the people until my dying breath.

Old Norse

Ek binð minn sál til ykkarr ok klaim þú sem minn bóndi – I bind my soul to yours and claim you as my husband.

Faðir – Father

Hnefatafl – A tafl game that is often referred to as Viking Chess in today's world

Kærr – Beloved

Með níurinn – by the Nine – the Nine are the nine daughters of Rán and Ægir, the Goddess and God of the sea. Think of it as someone saying sweet baby Jesus or oh my God.

Móðir – Mother

Rán – Goddess of the Sea, main deity of sirens

Sæti – Sweetie, Cutie

Streð mik – Fuck me

Tafl – A board used for multiple pub/board games by Vikings

Russian

Lapa – Paw/Sweetie Pie

Blyad' – Fuck

Shifter Slang

Virago– derogatory term for female alpha – humans use the word to describe masculine women.

Chapter 1

E

ven though she was going to die down here sooner rather than later she couldn’t find it in herself to regret the events that brought her here. Being chained to a wall, naked as the day she was born, in the depths of her lover’s dungeon did not agree with her health. Her shifter abilities only prolonged her suffering since she healed faster and was less susceptible to getting sick, but with her wolf locked away it was impossible for her to heal completely.

Her arms strained against her shackles. The iron dug into her raw skin causing trickles of blood from time to time. She hung in a half standing state, the chains too high to allow her to sit, but her legs too weak to keep her standing. It was exhausting.

Her platinum blond hair was now dull and dirty and hung limply over her naked breasts. She could only imagine what the rest of her looked like. Were her sky-blue eyes sunk into her face from fatigue? She could feel the cracks in her lips, so she knew they were chapped. She had never been pretentious about her looks but Matilda loved Russian heritage.

The minute scraps of bread and small sips of water kept her alive but left her emaciated which was almost a blessing since the guards now left her alone. When she was first brought to the dungeon, the guards were less than kind, doing what they wanted when they wanted. Her alpha instincts had her fighting back which only made whatever punishment even worse. Eventually, she weakened to the point she could no longer fight back.

As the days grew colder and her life force grew weaker, she developed a cough she couldn’t shed without shifting, which was impossible. At first Matilda came to see her almost daily. Then suddenly