Dawn: La luz de medianoche

Dawn: La luz de medianoche

Lady Prim · Completed · 291.0k Words

543
Hot
543
Views
163
Added
Add to Shelf
Start Reading
Share:facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsappreddit

Introduction

Libro 1 de la serie de trilogía «Dawn».

A veces, la luz tiene una oscuridad que ni siquiera la oscuridad tiene.
Solo y atrapado, el sol no iluminaba las cosas.
Aterrador y misterioso, todo ocurrió cuando la noche parpadea.
Acacia Dawn Winters era feliz y disfrutaba de su vida hasta que una tormenta la llevó a un lugar que la dejó sola y atrapada.
Con misterios surgiendo cada minuto, sin forma de salir, aterrorizada y temblando, ¿qué le pasa ahora a Acacia?
¿Podrá escapar alguna vez?
¿Por qué estaba allí en primer lugar?
Sigue el viaje de Acacia y recorre un espectro de misterios con los ojos vendados que conducen al nacimiento de una raza de revelaciones.
Dawn: The Midnight Light, primer libro de la duología, es un libro gótico y aventurero plagado de misterios, deletreado por el suspenso, lleno de giros y ligado a la ilusión de la realidad.

Chapter 1

Punto de vista de Acacia Dawn Winters

La vida es un laberinto; síguelo como si tu vida dependiera de ello, porque así es.

He escuchado esta cita desde que era niña y siempre me pregunté por qué deberíamos esforzarnos tanto y correr para seguir su curso.

Siempre he sido una persona lenta. Contrario a la cita, siempre intenté llevar una vida a un ritmo lento para poder respirar, vivir y disfrutarla.

Siempre he sido una persona que intentaba enfrentar las cosas que la vida me arrojaba y siempre estaba feliz de superarlas. Nunca corrí para mantener el ritmo de los demás. Nunca intenté resolver un laberinto lo más rápido posible. También lo disfrutaba.

Nunca corrí.

Caminé toda mi vida.

Pero ahora no...

Por primera vez en mi vida, me sentí ansiosa. Me sentí confundida, sin pistas y perdida.

Sentí que necesitaba correr. Y este es el momento en que necesito correr.

Sentí una extraña sensación eléctrica en mis piernas y una picazón por correr lo más lejos posible de aquí. Pero, ¿cómo puedo hacerlo?

No puedo irme de aquí.

Estoy atrapada aquí de por vida, sola.

Miré alrededor del lugar donde estoy actualmente y tropecé al intentar ponerme de pie. ¿Cómo llegué aquí?

¿Dónde están los demás?

¿Dónde están mis amigos?

Miré nuevamente alrededor de la isla en la que estoy parada e intenté averiguar qué me está pasando.

Aquí no hay nada más que árboles y plantas.

¿Cómo llegué aquí?

¿Mis amigos me están gastando una broma?

—¿Ruby? ¿Ruby, dónde estás? Sé que estás tratando de asustarme. Sal de tu escondite —grité en voz alta esperando una gran carcajada como respuesta.

—¿Ruby?

—¿Damien? Da... ¿Damien?

—Chicos, ¿dónde se están escondiendo? Sé que están planeando asustarme.

—Chicos, salgan de su escondite.

—Ch... Chicos. ¡Damien! ¡Carter! ¡Anne! ¡Ruby! —llamé sus nombres.

Empecé a ponerme ansiosa nuevamente y comencé a correr por las orillas de la playa de arena blanca tratando de buscar a alguien. A cualquiera.

Caminé por la orilla durante más de dos horas y no encontré a nadie. Ahora estoy segura de que no es una broma de mis amigos. Si lo fuera, ya lo habrían revelado, pero no veo a nadie aquí.

¿Dónde están los demás?

Sacudí la cabeza para recordar todos los recuerdos del viaje que nuestro grupo de amigos estaba haciendo desde la semana pasada.

Fue idea de Carter hacer un viaje. Él siempre era el que nos empujaba a viajar mientras que Anne y yo éramos los perezosos del grupo. No importa cuánto nos guste viajar, Anne y yo siempre elegiríamos acurrucarnos en casa.

Damien era el neutral de nosotros. Siempre el equilibrado; contrario a su novia, Ruby, que era completamente loca. Un poco extrema y exagerada.

Desde la escuela secundaria hasta el segundo año de universidad, hemos sido un grupo explosivo, incluso estudiando el mismo curso. Arquitectura.

Tomamos un vuelo directo de Londres a Chile para recorrer y, a veces, simplemente perdernos con el viento. Estar interesado en la arquitectura puede hacer eso a una persona. Tus ojos están diseñados para ver el arte en todo.

La Plaza de Armas era hermosa con su estilo barroco. Las estatuas allí eran tan increíbles y tan hermosas que tomamos muchas fotos.

De allí viajamos a la Cueva del Milodón y, por Dios, ¡era impresionante! Era la cueva más hermosa que he visto. Era tan profunda y había una variedad de nuevos tipos de animales que no se encuentran en otros lugares.

Arte en su máxima expresión.

El viaje iba tan bien con visitas planificadas y un enfoque nómada hacia la comida. De la tierra, el aire al mar, íbamos por todos los medios de deleite.

Hasta que...

Hasta que pensamos en ir a la Patagonia para visitar cascadas y glaciares.

Ahí fue cuando comenzó.

Estábamos viajando en un bote hacia la tierra de las cascadas, charlando felices, bromeando, amenazando con arrojarnos al mar cuando algo se sintió mal.

Un momento estaba envuelta en el abrazo de la alegría y al siguiente momento experimenté una extraña sensación en el estómago.

Era una sensación extraña que se sentía... ominosa.

Como una premonición de un mal presentimiento.

Sentí como si... como si mi alma y mi cuerpo se estuvieran desgarrando y estuviera siendo convocada por una fuerza que no podía ver. Mi corazón se sentía como si tuviera una estaca atravesándolo. Doloroso y mortal.

Se me erizó la piel y me quedé rígida mientras la sensación se intensificaba con cada momento que pasaba. Cuatro pares de ojos observaron mi cambio repentino de humor y antes de que pudiera decirles algo al respecto, algo frío me cubrió.

Desde allí, mi memoria es un poco borrosa. Recuerdo vagamente que me estaba desmayando y escuché un fuerte crujido antes de que todo se volviera negro.

Viendo cómo me encontré arrastrada por la orilla de una isla, inconsciente y casi muerta, estaba claro que la sensación ominosa que sentí era correcta.

Nuestro barco naufragó y fui la única que fue arrastrada hasta este lugar. La isla desierta llena de vegetación salvaje.

Oh, querido cielo, mis amigos... ¿sobrevivieron como yo?

No creo que nadie haya flotado hacia esta isla, ya que parece que estoy sola aquí. Pero, ¿cómo?

El supuesto naufragio ocurrió en medio del mar, así que no es posible que haya flotado hasta aquí. Y lo extraño es que mi ropa no está tan mojada.

No es un día soleado como para concluir que tal vez mi ropa y mi cabello se secaron mientras estaba inconsciente. Tampoco es posible. Y me siento bien.

Considerando la experiencia cercana a la muerte, me siento un poco débil pero bien. Lo suficientemente bien como para haber caminado dos horas alrededor de la orilla de la isla.

¿Qué está pasando exactamente aquí?

¿Por qué estoy sola en esta isla?

Las lágrimas rodaron por mis mejillas ante la situación en la que me encuentro. No sé dónde estoy ni cómo llegué aquí. Quiero volver a mi casa, a mi universidad y a mis amigos.

Pero, ¿cómo?

¿Cómo puedo volver desde aquí? Solo hay agua alrededor y no hay ninguna señal de civilización. La tierra en la que estoy parada está sin usar y sin descubrir.

¡No hay rastros de personas ni de botes!

—¡ARGH! —grité asustada al escuchar el fuerte sonido del trueno.

Tropecé hacia atrás por el sonido repentino y caí en la arena blanca, cubriéndome la cara con las manos.

Una serie de truenos golpeó el cielo nublado, haciéndome sentir aún más asustada.

Parece que va a llover y necesito buscar un refugio antes de empaparme por completo y morir de hipotermia.

Miré alrededor de la vasta orilla y el profundo velo de altos árboles alineados a lo largo de los bordes del bosque.

Con otro fuerte relámpago, la fría lluvia comenzó a caer con grandes gotas duras, empapándome por completo en cuestión de segundos.

Temblando y tartamudeando con los dientes castañeteando, me moví inmediatamente hacia el largo árbol frondoso para protegerme de los ataques fríos.

Con cada ráfaga de brisa fría, un escalofrío profundo comenzó a recorrer mi columna vertebral.

Escuché un fuerte grito de un animal desde lo profundo del bosque, haciéndome ahogar en sollozos. Era salvaje y sonaba hambriento.

Peligrosamente depredador, el gruñido fue seguido por otro, esta vez mucho más feroz.

¡Dios mío! ¿Sobreviví a un gran accidente de naufragio solo para ser devorada cruda por un animal?

Estar bajo un árbol durante una tormenta eléctrica es firmar una carta de muerte con una sonrisa, así que para evitar ser alcanzada por un rayo o asada por el fuego, miré alrededor para encontrar algo más seguro donde meter la cabeza, viendo cómo la orilla sin refugio y el refugio de los árboles se están uniendo para matarme de cualquier manera.

Con una serie de maldiciones, me froté los ojos borrosos y caminé alrededor de los árboles gemelos para encontrar algo, una madriguera, una cueva o algo mucho más seguro.

El poco calor en mi cuerpo comenzó a drenarse lentamente. Puedo sentir mis labios agrietados y congelados. Lentamente, comencé a perder el control sobre mi cuerpo y el frío infernal entumeció cada movimiento en mí.

No podía moverme por mi cuenta. Los ojos que antes estaban borrosos por la lluvia comenzaron a perder el enfoque y mi cabeza comenzó a ceder; casi llevándome a otro sueño, pero esta vez, estoy segura de que no despertaría de él.

Agachada y abrazándome a mí misma, mi cabeza se apoyó en el tronco del árbol. Mis sentidos comenzaron a fallar uno tras otro. Pronto, mis oídos no resonaron con los sonidos del viento, las olas y la lluvia. Mi nariz, demasiado fría y entumecida para oler algo, no sentía mi propia piel.

El desfile borroso de mi cerebro continuó nublándome hacia un sueño eterno. Unos segundos más y me iría para siempre y ni siquiera tenía suficiente mente para decir unas últimas palabras para mí misma.

Mis ojos finalmente se cerraron, dando la bienvenida a la calma torturadora que me abrazaba solo para ser rota por algo que sonaba como un nombre.

—Acacia

**~~~~~*~

Hola, queridos,

El primer capítulo del nuevo libro está aquí. ¡Disfruten!

He estado posponiendo escribir este libro durante tres años, ya que representaba un gran desafío para mí y, para ser honesta, tenía miedo.

A diferencia de mis otros libros, este no será humorístico ni ligero. Este libro les volará la mente y los mantendrá al borde. Es una nueva combinación de géneros que estoy probando por primera vez.

Ahora, hablando del capítulo, ¿qué piensan de Acacia?

¿Qué le pasó exactamente?

Estuvo en un accidente de naufragio y ahora está atrapada en una isla rodeada de agua y solo agua.

¿Sintieron cómo la red de misterio comienza a tejerse?

¿Dónde está Acacia y quién la estaba llamando al final?

¿Fue una alucinación que formaba parte de un evento previo a la muerte?

Por favor, denme sus votos y comentarios y denle una oportunidad a mi nuevo libro.

Compartan mis libros con sus amigos.

Con mucho amor,

Lady Prim

Last Chapters

You Might Like 😍

The Lycan Prince’s Puppy

The Lycan Prince’s Puppy

1.1m Views · Ongoing · chavontheauthor
“You’re mine, little puppy,” Kylan growled against my neck.
“Soon enough, you’ll be begging for me. And when you do—I’ll use you as I see fit, and then I’ll reject you.”


When Violet Hastings begins her freshman year at Starlight Shifters Academy, she only wants two things—honor her mother’s legacy by becoming a skilled healer for her pack and get through the academy without anyone calling her a freak for her strange eye condition.

Things take a dramatic turn when she discovers that Kylan, the arrogant heir to the Lycan throne who has made her life miserable from the moment they met, is her mate.

Kylan, known for his cold personality and cruel ways, is far from thrilled. He refuses to accept Violet as his mate, yet he doesn’t want to reject her either. Instead, he sees her as his puppy, and is determined to make her life even more of a living hell.

As if dealing with Kylan’s torment isn’t enough, Violet begins to uncover secrets about her past that change everything she thought she knew. Where does she truly come from? What is the secret behind her eyes? And has her whole life been a lie?
The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

1.4m Views · Ongoing · Jaylee
Soft hot lips find the shell of my ear and he whispers, "You think I don't want you?" He pushes his hips forward, grinding into the back of my ass and I groan. "Really?" He chuckles.

"Let me go," I whimper, my body trembling with need. "I don't want you touching me."

I fall forward onto the bed then turn around to stare at him. The dark tattoos of Domonic's chiseled shoulders, quiver and and expand with the heave of his chest. His deep dimpled smile is full of arrogance as he reaches behind himself to lock the door.

Biting his lip, he stalks toward me, his hand going to the seam of his pants and the thickening bulge there.

"Are you sure you don't want me to touch you?" He whispers, untying the knot and slipping a hand inside. "Because I swear to God, that is all I have been wanting to do. Every single day from the moment you stepped in our bar and I smelled your perfect flavor from across the room."


New to the world of shifters, Draven is human on the run. A beautiful girl who no one could protect. Domonic is the cold Alpha of the Red Wolf Pack. A brotherhood of twelve wolves that live by twelve rules. Rules which they vowed could NEVER be broken.

Especially - Rule Number One - No Mates

When Draven meets Domonic, he knows that she is his mate, but Draven has no idea what a mate is, only that she has fallen in love with a shifter. An Alpha that will break her heart to make her leave. Promising herself, she will never forgive him, she disappears.

But she doesn’t know about the child she’s carrying or that the moment she left, Domonic decided rules were made to be broken - and now will he ever find her again? Will she forgive him?
Shadows In Durango

Shadows In Durango

719.5k Views · Completed · Bethany Donaghy
Sofia's life is a constant shuffle, hopping from town to town, always looking over her shoulder. Haunted by a dangerous past and the looming threat of her family, she finally lands in the gritty underbelly of Durango, Colorado. With an empty apartment and a burning determination to survive, Sofia enrolls in a new school and starts the hunt for a job in order to stay in town for as long as she can.

But Durango brings its own set of challenges. The first being Vincent Walker: the school's intoxicating bad boy who taunts her relentlessly yet sends mixed signals with his unexpected moments of protection and flirtation. Rumours swirl about his family's deep ties to the criminal underworld, only adding to the mystery that surrounds him and the town.

As Sofia navigates through her new life, she also meets Vincent’s best friend, Daryl— a total sweetheart who offers a stark contrast to Vincent's dangerous allure. Drawn into their world, Sofia's secrets begin to unravel. When Vincent and Daryl discover the truth about her living situation, they demand that she moves in with them, promising her safety and a place to belong.

Torn between the enigmatic Vincent and the endearing Daryl, Sofia finds herself falling for both. But her newfound stability is shattered when her past catches up to her, bringing her toxic ex-boyfriend Ashton back into her life. With his relentless apologies and attempts to win her back, Sofia is thrust into a tumultuous love triangle, all while fearing the return of her father and brother who are determined to take her back home.

Caught between three loves and the ghosts of her past, Sofia must navigate a treacherous path to find where her heart truly belongs. Will she choose the dangerous allure of Vincent, the sweet safety of Daryl, or the familiar yet toxic pull of Ashton? And can she ever truly escape her horrifying past?
My Possessive Alpha Twins For Mate

My Possessive Alpha Twins For Mate

352.9k Views · Completed · Veejay
Sophia Drake braced herself for the worst when she was forced to move across the country in the middle of her junior year. Desperate to escape her shattered home as soon as she turns eighteen, her plans are disrupted by the enigmatic and captivating Ashford twins. Sophia can't fathom the intense attraction she feels for the twins and tries to avoid them at every turn. As she's thrust into an unfamiliar world, her past demons resurface, making her question her true identity. Will Sophia flee from her past's secrets, or will she embrace her destiny and take control of her future?
Omega Bound

Omega Bound

191.9k Views · Ongoing · Veronica White
Ayla Frost is a beautiful, rare omega. Kidnapped, tortured, and trafficked to rogue clans and corrupt alphas to do with as they pleased.  Kept alive in her cage, broken and abandoned by her wolf, she becomes mute and has given up on hope for a better life until one explosion changes everything. 

Thane Knight is the alpha of the Midnight Pack of the La Plata Mountain Range, the largest wolf shifter pack in the world. He is an alpha by day and hunts the shifter trafficking ring with his group of mercenaries by night. His hunt for vengeance leads to one raid that changes his life. 

Tropes:
Touch her and die/Slow burn romance/Fated Mates/Found family twist/Close circle betrayal/Cinnamon roll for only her/Traumatized heroine/Rare wolf/Hidden powers/Knotting/Nesting/Heats/Luna/Attempted assassination
You Rejected A Silver Wolf

You Rejected A Silver Wolf

174.2k Views · Completed · Princess Treasure Chuks
After being hated and rejected her entire life, for a mistake she made in the past, Lady Rihanna, daughter of the Beta decided to leave Black Hills.
Wandering off as a rogue, she heightened her powers and became the fearsome dread called Your Silver.
Accompanied by her silver wolf, she was ready to unleash hell on all who rejected her but then she meets her second chance mate, Alpha of Black Rose, who she couldn’t refuse.
An evil is rising that'd need the blood of the silver wolf to succeed. Would Rihanna forsake her pain and work with her mates, old and new?
Or would she charge head-on to the evil risking her own life? Enjoy this enthralling read!!
The Human Girl Who Tamed Alpha King

The Human Girl Who Tamed Alpha King

247.4k Views · Completed · Amelia Rivers
Don't stop," I begged, my hips bucking against his touch, every nerve screaming for more. "Fuck, Jace, please…"

"Eyes on me," he growled, voice thick with lust, practically vibrating through me. "I wanna watch you lose it when I make you come."

My climax slammed into me, wild and unstoppable, as he rasped, "That's it, baby."

The next morning, my heart shattered into pieces. There was Scarlett—throwing herself into Jace's arms, her body pressed intimately against his chest, her hands possessively claiming what I thought was mine just hours ago.


Raised by werewolves, human Aria Silverbrook has always lived as an outsider. When her adoptive father flees with her to escape a dangerous Alpha's advances, they find sanctuary with the powerful Moon Shadow Pack. But Aria never expected the overwhelming connection she feels to the pack's mysterious Alpha, Jace Carter—or how his young daughter Aurora instantly claims a piece of her heart.

Jace's royal Primal bloodline makes him exceptional among Alphas, his wolf Phantom towering over others. When Aria enters his territory, something stirs within him. As the Blood Moon approaches, he debates revealing the truth: she is his destined mate who will unlock his full potential.

Near her eighteenth birthday, Aria notices disturbing changes. Her wounds heal unnaturally fast after saving Aurora from a rogue wolf. A strange voice whispers warnings of transformation, while her lifelong wolf-paw birthmark takes on new significance.

Is Aria truly human? What secrets will the Blood Moon reveal? And as she falls deeper for Jace despite jealous pack members threatening their bond, can she embrace a destiny beyond anything she imagined—becoming Luna to a Wolf King?
Violent Little Thing.

Violent Little Thing.

247.7k Views · Ongoing · sheridan.hartin
Fuck off? I lent over to her side of the car, grabbed her hips and ripped her over to straddle my lap. This girl was something else, I knew it from the start. Now I needed her to know just who I am and what I am capable of. I held one hand firmly on her waist and the other to her throat. It wasn’t tight enough to hurt her, but it would keep her in place for now.
“Angel, you have a filthy fucking mouth”, I whispered low into her ear.
“Luciano…” Finally, an expression on her face. A real one she wasn’t hiding from me. It wasn’t fear though. It was lust. My girl likes this. I pulled her down further so she could feel just how much I was liking it too and the most enchanting gasp came from her mouth while her eyes rolled back for a moment.
————————————————
Do you enjoy a damsel in distress and a knight in shining armour? If so, then this book is not for you. This five foot nothing, FMC, Ariana Salvatore is a ruthless assassin, trained and tortured to be the most deadly weapon. She's got a heart of gold, a filthy mouth and a will to survive. She's on the run from her father's heavy hand and deadly demands. What happens when not one but three powerful mafia men pine for her? Will they be able to share? Will her past catch up to her? And what about her ex fiance? The ruthless, beast of a man her father had arranged for her to marry? This book is a whirlwind of events, violent, spicy and not for the faint hearted.
The Alpha King's Human Mate

The Alpha King's Human Mate

361.2k Views · Ongoing · HC Dolores
“You must understand something, little mate,” Griffin said, and his face softened,

“I have waited nine years for you. That’s nearly a decade since I’ve felt this emptiness inside me. Part of me began to wonder if you didn’t exist or you’d already died. And then I found you, right inside my own home.” 

He used one of his hands to stroke my cheek and tingles erupted everywhere. 

“I’ve spent enough time without you and I will not let anything else keep us apart. Not other wolves, not my drunken father who’s barely holding himself together the past twenty years, not your family  – and not even you.”


Clark Bellevue has spent her entire life as the only human in the wolf pack - literally. Eighteen years ago, Clark was the accidental result of a brief affair between one of the most powerful Alphas in the world and a human woman. Despite living with her father and her werewolf half-siblings, Clark has never felt like she really belonged in the werewolf world. But right as Clark plans to leave the werewolf world behind for good, her life gets flipped upside down by her mate: the next Alpha King, Griffin Bardot. Griffin has been waiting years for the chance to meet his mate, and he's not about to let her go anytime soon. It doesn't matter how far Clark tries to run from her destiny or her mate - Griffin intends to keep her, no matter what he has to do or who stands in his way.
My Husband Wants An Open Marriage

My Husband Wants An Open Marriage

180.3k Views · Completed · Elysian Sparrow
It’s true what they say about marriage: one partner’s always happier than the other.

Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage. His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage.

The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie’s long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back.

Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game. Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her "boyfriend" to turn the tables on Ryan.

Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.
Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha

Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha

229.3k Views · Ongoing · Alice Tumusiime
Warning 18+ ⚠️MATURE READERS ONLY⚠
"You want me to fuck you, I know it"
"As much as you don't like me, you're my mate and you can't deny it."
He stood up behind me, one hand holding my hip, and leaned down, his breath ragged against my neck, his voice was husky,
"You'll listen to your body... what it wants... and my body... what it needs. Only the pleasure that a small bite can bring."

At the age of 15, I was shocked to hear the ruthless Alpha claim that I was his mate.
To make matters worse, he killed my father, who was trying to protect me. At that time, I successfully ran away from him.
However, when I turned 18, I fell into his trap again.
I hated him and wanted revenge, but the moon goddess had a different plan for me.
I was his mate, and we were fated to be together. No matter the circumstances, my body couldn't resist him.
The Luna's Vampire Prince

The Luna's Vampire Prince

138.5k Views · Completed · Bella Moondragon
Prince Rafe leans over me, holding himself up on one elbow as he gazes at my face. I feel his eyes wandering over every surface from my brow to my eyes, down my nose, to my lips and chin, and then returning to hold my gaze for a second. The small smile at the corner of his mouth makes me think he likes what he sees.
His hand is cool when it brushes a loose curl from my cheek, but I don’t jerk away from him. I have no idea what’s going on. I don’t understand why I’m here. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. It seems like a lot of powerful people want me—dead or alive. And yet, all I can think about right now is how badly I want this vampire’s hands on my body.


I live in a desolate village on the edge of the Vampire King’s lands. This used to be wolf shifter territory, but now, we are just trying to survive.
When I mess up and find myself in a culling, I know I’m dead. No wolf shifters ever survive these events.
And after the stunt I pulled in the middle of the village, Prince Rafe probably wants me dead.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing when a vampire looks at you like you’re a snack?
Something tells me, once I reach the castle, I’ll be missing my miserable existence in the village.
But then—it turns out I have no freaking idea who I even am, and when the royals start referring to me as Princess Ainslee, I realize my life is about to take a turn—for better or worse.