[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]

In ancient folklore and tales, they said the fae were beings of purist magic and foulest trickery, creatures who would mislead travelers into deadly bogs or steal children in the dead of night from their once safe beds.

Autumn was one such child.

When a foolish witch made a poorly worded deal with these tricky creatures, they stole the poor girl whose only desire was to survive her last year in high school. They dragged her from restless slumber and tried to drown her in the deepest black waters of terror and pain.

She barely escaped with her fragile life and must now rely on the witch's advice and her own paralyzing fear to gain the power to return to her world.

Along the way, she'll find herself lost in a world of magic, intrigue, and perhaps love.

If the fae don't catch up to her first, for the Wild Hunt never stops until it has its prey.

Be warned that this story contains elements of horror, gore, fear, and lesbian romance.

Chapter lengths are around 2000 words.