Tink

So let's get to know our protagonist, Tink. 'The Prologue' is narrated by her. If you are one of the people who read/previewed this first book, you didn't read the prologue, there wasn't one. It starts out with a rhyme about dreams. Then over the next couple pages, she describes the various dreams she has, which gives you an insight about what we are going to experience in her reality.

Tink was born in Europe, Prague to be exact. This is one of those similarities she and I share. If you were to dream that you were a superhero, say The Flash, in order for your mind to depict that person being you, you would need to relate in some ways subconsciously with this fabricated version of that superhero.

Tink's mother is a very powerful witch who is also half fae/fairy. Her father (the mother's husband), is a very old and powerful vampire. I made a point to write that he is her mother's husband, stay tuned, it will become obvious why, we're just not there yet. Tink also has two uncles that she is close with; they've been around since she was born. There is some mention of events during her first ten years of life, especially the age of 10. When Tink was 10 years old, she was at that time living with her uncles in the US, but went to visit her parents in Prague for the summer. As her father was a powerful and old vampire, they lived in a castle which had been in his family for thousands of years. Well during that summer, Tink was kidnapped, and did not return for close to a year. When she magically returned, her parents seemed aloof, like hey...look, she's back. Did they look for her while she was away? Did they think at any time that she may have been killed, and did they care? Or was it convenient that she was out of their hair? What about her uncles? How did her disappearance affect them? Did they search for her or go to any lengths to find her?

Let's discuss that missing year, a little. First off, who took her? Well, in the first chapter, we find out that a demon witch named Demonica kidnapped her. In this book, you will find out that this demon witch took Tink because she believed that Tink possessed great powers, but as she was a 10 year old child, she did not know how to tap into and access those powers. So this self-absorbed, wicked witch decided to take this child and help her jump-start her abilities. She believed that if she taught her the ways of witchcraft and the magic of fairy dust, for example, according to her own beliefs, Tink would conform to Demonica's ways and be her minion. She planned on using this child's magic for her own selfish purposes and to advance herself to a higher level among the supernatural beings of the world. So, basically, she was power-hungry, vile and evil through and through. There will be a few examples of some of the punishments doled out to Tink during that year of captivity. It will give you an idea of what Tink endured, which in turn, explains why Tink has obsessed, ever since, over revenge. She vowed back then, that one day she will make this witch pay for what she put her through. But there is so much more to that story, a year can be a long time, and a lot can happen, but you will only get a glimpse; only enough to understand Tink's desire for payback.

During that year, you will also learn that a woman came to visit Tink one night. She turns out to be her Guardian Spirit Witch who befriends Tink, she almost becomes a stand-in for a mother. She listens to Tink, consoles her, and gives insightful advice. She comes to her one night and tells Tink that it is finally time to return to her life. So Tink magically appears back at the castle from where she was taken close to a year earlier. She doesn't stay there, her uncles take her to the US, where she stays for about the next nine months. During that time, her Uncle Joey had a chateau built for her, quite far away, in Thailand. He takes her there and leaves her in the care of a group of ninjas who basically raise her and become her family. He selected this group because they were the elusive Ninja Elite, the world's most feared and respected ninjas. Not only were they physically strong and ruthless, they were honorable and humane vampire ninjas, perfect for the job at hand. So this chateau was built on sacred land, on a cliff, which provided ample seclusion. The nearest village was a half an hour away. There, in Thailand, Tink thrived and grew up with meditation and martial arts. She led a simple life, but we are not told much about that life in this book. She remained in her 'protective exile' for ten years, wow! A lot can sure happen in ten years...  

You can sit and wonder, did she have any friends in the nearby village? What about a boyfriend, did she have at least one of those? Did anyone other than the occasional visit from her uncles ever set foot in her chateau? What about school? How did she start to use her powers, did someone teach her or did she just figure things out? Did she ever leave Thailand during that ten years stretch of time? The answer to that last question is yes.

As far back as Tink can remember, she's had very selective as well as repetitive dreams. Just as many of those were lucid dreams; so many of them were not. The nightmares were certainly controlled subconsciously.  Before she was taken, most of her dreams were of animals. They were strange dreams, but happy ones. Sometimes, when she dreamed of that large flying bird, she saw a man. In her dreams, she heard someone call him Tommy. When they met, in her dream, he was kind and gentle. He was a part of her dreams as far back as one can remember, always. She also loved fairy-tales and imagined that she, herself, was a princess. Once she was abducted, she dreamed of going home, at first. She imagined that this man, her friend Tommy, would come and save her and bring her home. She even started imagining him as her prince. But soon after, her dreams started getting dark; she began to dream of revenge, she wanted to punish and torture the witch that took her from her life, from her home. Tommy was now her best friend, in her head. She envisioned that she would, with Tommy by her side, inflict merciless, painful torture upon that witch. She would make sure that Demonica died a slow, painful death. By the time she moved to Thailand, he had become the man of her dreams. She grew to love and desire this man that did not exist. But she had hope...

So we are not done with Tink, not by a long-shot. We will pick-up next time where chapter one begins. You will meet her ninja family, find out who her uncles are, and maybe something about Tommy, Until then, enjoy!