Sky Wolf: a Fairy Tale

The valiant King of Iceleea searches for a wife to be his queen when he strikes a bargain—or a curse?—with the feared ruler of the dead, Hekate, Queen of Witches. The witch renders him a mysterious woman with unbeheld powers and a magickal white wolf in this wicked little tale of sorcery, magick, and myth.. In a land far, far away, where sorcery has its own kingdom, the brave King of Iceleea laments finding a queen for his kingdom. One night, wind stirring the dark woods, he stumbles upon the Queen of Witches of the Underworld, Hekate, bangled in snake rings and known to make rivers scream in her presence.. The witch tempts him with a trade—a promise to issue forth a maiden of imperial qualities. When the beauty arrives riding a strange white wolf out of the deep forest, the king must keep the terms of his bargain to accept her buried past.. What mysteries lie within this woman with no name who carries the scent of lusty oak leaves in her hair and a sinister scar on her back? As Hekate’s shadow rides the king’s mare, the king must discover his own wisdom and choose between his duplicitous queen or risk Hekate’s demands to discover the true identity of his queen.. Witchcraft and wolves, romance and desire, chance or choice, and a magickal yew tree rule in this fairy tale of old in a land of mystery and lore. Come into the heart of Sky Wolf.. Paula Cappa is a multiple award-winning novelist of The Dazzling Darkness, Night Sea Journey—A Tale of the Supernatural, and Greylock published by Crispin Books, and numerous short stories published in literary magazines.. Sky Wolf was originally published in Lorelei Signal, January 2023 Issue, WolfSinger Publications.. Cover image of the white wolf by permission of wildlife photographer Johanna Kok, the Netherlands.. .