Shadowy: Strygoi Witches & Vampires, #2.5
By Ysobel Black
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Shadowy.
That was Shadow's existence for five thousand years — until she learned in order to step out of her mother's shadow, she had to step into her own.
Shadow is tired of the sameness of every day in Pohjola, and being kidnapped by heroes and villains who care nothing about her. After her latest kidnapping, she returns to Pohjola with a new resolve to escape her mother's control, and begins a rebellion with her sisters. Determined to become her own person, and prove she can take care of herself, Shadow strikes a deal with Louhi, Goddess of Witchcraft and Death.
Shadow is finally free, but the stakes are high, and her poorly chosen words make every day a risk.
Travel to Pohjola — Louhi's domain, meet some of Shadow's sisters, the Maidens of Pohjola, and discover how Shadow became Viktoria.
This paranormal short story is about the deal Shadow made with her mother, and serves as a companion work to the Vampires & Strygoi Witches series.
Ysobel Black
I love to travel, read, and think of ways to complicate my characters’ lives. I have two borrowed cats who take shameless advantage of my good nature. Hopefully you find my characters a lot more entertaining than I am. :) If you enjoyed this story, you may be interested to know that I write in several series. While each novel is written for one relationship, features unique mythologies, and can be read as standalone, a little more of that world is revealed and the overall arc of the series grows throughout. I also write two versions of most of my stories. For the sweet/clean versions, read stories by Ysobel Black. If you prefer naughty stories with no fade to black scenes, you'll want to read the versions by Ysobella Black. The best way to find out what’s going on with the series, and me, is to visit my website at https://www.ysobellablack.com. There, you can also check out the wikis and timelines for each series. Or, sign up for the newsletter. https://ysobellablack.com/newsletter/ I send out things like surveys, freebies, contests, and random news about things going on with me that may or may not be interesting. I love hearing from my readers. Feel free to contact me via my website, or find me on social media. I admit, I don't keep up with posting constantly on one account, much less two, so I don't have separate accounts for my two pen names on most platforms. Twitter - @Ysobellablack Pinterest - ysobellablack Goodreads - ysobellablack or ysobelblack Instagram - @ysobellablackauthor TikTok - @ysobellablack Bookbub - ysobellablack or ysobelblack
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Shadowy - Ysobel Black
WORKS BY THE AUTHOR
All of my stories and series, except for Alix in Wonderland and Raven Chronicles, are a different aspect of my Dragaverse, but can be read and enjoyed as standalone.
Stories by Ysobel Black
(Nice/Sweet Versions)
Bakery Street Cozy Mysteries
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
The Lyrical Lycanthrope
Fairy Tales With a Twist
Retellings of fairy tales, myths, and stories you only thought you knew.
The Crimson Hood & the Alpha of Wolves
The Ice Maiden & the Princes of Diamonds
Holiday Hullabaloo
Love in Ashana can be tricky, but twelve days of chaos result in paranormal happily-ever-afters.
A Penghou in a Pine Tree
Two Tatzelwurms
Three French Bêtes
Four Ceffyl Dŵr
Five Golden Wings
Six Grootslangs Playing
Seven Spawns a-Swimming
Eight Maenads Mixing
Nine Lazy Dragons
Ten Swords a-Sneaking
Eleven Pixie Potions
Twelve Lovers Loving
Pohjola Maidens
The Maidens of Pohjola are free, heading for the human world, and looking for love.
Dream's Sleeper: Lemminki
Strygoi Witches & Vampires
Join an Ildum of vampires over 10,000 years of history and mythology as they find their Dragăs — witches who make their hearts beat and restore their souls.
Ember's Light: Stryx
Viktoria's Shadow: Jael
Myth's Legend: Norrix
Bijou's Cure: Zeke
Musette's Fate: Idris
Strygoi Witches & Vampires Companion Stories
Shadowy — Viktoria's prequel (companion novella)
Echo's Answer: Lachlan (companion novel)
COLLECTIONS/BOX SETS
Holiday Hullabaloo
DAYS 1-12
Strygoi Witches & Vampires
COLLECTION ONE, BOOKS 1-4
Stories by Ysobella Black
(Naughty/Steamy Versions)
Alix in Wonderland
A reverse harem (MFMMM) retelling of Alice in Wonderland.
Madness of the Hatter
Bakery Street Mysteries
Paranormal Cozy-ish Mysteries
The Lyrical Lycanthrope
Fairy Tales With a Kink
Retellings of fairy tales, myths, and stories you only thought you knew.
The Crimson Hood & the Alpha of Wolves
The Ice Maiden & the Princes of Diamonds
Grove of Bandrui
Immortal Druids search for their Maités.
Druid of Oaks
Druid of Apples
Harom & Aneja
Witches choose three men to form their Haroms as they become Aneja — Walkers in magic. Reverse Harem (MFMM)
RealmWalker
BeastWalker
Magical Love in London
Regency London with a Paranormal twist
A Marriage of Inconvenience
Oubliette
Paranormal Short and Steamy Stories
Selkie
Merrow
Pohjola Passions
The Maidens of Pohjola are free, heading for the human world, and looking for love.
Dream’s Sleeper: Lemminki
Raven Chronicles: Phoenix Rising
An epic spanning generations — the battle for the Raven Throne is full of sex, intrigue, and betrayal.
First Generation
Souls Lost & Found
Under a Blue Moon, star-crossed lovers get a second chance for their love to shine.
The Egyptian
Utopia Pack Shifters
A pack of shifters find their Fateds.
Unyielding
Vampires & Strygoi Witches
Join an Ildum of vampires over 10,000 years of history and mythology as they find their Dragăs — witches who make their hearts beat and restore their souls.
Ember’s Light: Stryx
Viktoria’s Shadow: Jael
Myth’s Legend: Norrix
Bijou’s Cure: Zeke
Musette’s Fate: Idris
Vampires & Strygoi Witches Companion Stories
Shadowy — Viktoria's Prequel (Companion Novella)
Echo’s Answer: Lachlan (Companion Novel)
Xuterias: Xov & Xau
Enemies to Lovers Paranormal Romances
Poisoned Heart
Yuletide Chaos
Short Paranormal Romances about finding love in mystical Ashana.
A Penghou in a Pine Tree
Two Tatzelwurms
Three French Bêtes
Four Ceffyl Dŵr
Five Golden Wings
Six Grootslangs Playing
Seven Spawns a-Swimming
Eight Maenads Mixing
Nine Lazy Dragons
Ten Swords a-Sneaking
Eleven Pixie Potions
Twelve Lovers Loving
12 Days of Chaos Box Set
COLLECTIONS/BOX SETS
Three First in a Series
FATED – Three Firsts
Ember's Light:Stryx
RealmWalker
Poisoned Heart
Five First in a Series
FATED – Five Firsts
Ember's Light:Stryx
The Crimson Hood & the Alpha of Wolves
RealmWalker
Dream's Sleeper: Lemminki
Poisoned Heart
Vampires & Strygoi Witches
COLLECTION ONE: BOOKS 1-4
Yuletide Yearnings
DAYS 1-12
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1,001 YEARS AGO
CHAPTER ONE
2 ViktoriaSHADOW
SHADOW NUDGED DREAM with an elbow, trying to divert her attention from the antics of their other eleven sisters in their shared dressing room. The crystalline clear walls reflected blue-eyed, platinum blondes holding up white gowns to themselves from every possible angle. Let’s get out of here.
Dream’s eyes widened in astonishment as she turned her attention from the parade of their sisters to Shadow. But... we can’t leave now! We’re choosing our dresses for the day, and how to do our hair. It’s the most important thing we have to do!
The same as they did every day. After hours of debate, all thirteen of them would keep their hair loose, tumbling in straight lines over their shoulders to their waists. And as they did every day, all of them would exchange floor-length, frilly nightgowns for a sleeveless, flowy, white dress and matching slippers.
Almost everything was white in