From the author of the Pegasus series comes the third book in a spellbinding fantasy series for fans of Rick Riordan and Shannon Messenger, in which Riley must protect her family’s new life in Atlantis. Life in Atlantis has always been unpredictable. But lately, the Community has finally started to feel like the stable home Riley hoped it could be—until the weather becomes anything but stable. After three Red Moons within a month, the latest of which brings an earthquake, it’s clear that something is wrong. But what is causing this change? In addition to creating chaos, the storms are also damaging homes across the territories and escalating tensions between the groups. And when an encounter with the Underwater Territory goes badly, several of Riley’s friends are kidnapped! With no hope of reaching her friends on her own, Riley embarks on a quest—accompanied by Storm, Alfie, Maggie, Pea, and Kevin—to enter the Enchanted Territory and seek the Fairy Queen’s help. But intrigue and secrets abound in Atlantis, and Riley is hopelessly unprepared for the ways that forgotten artifacts and ancient power struggles will disrupt her plans. Riley will have to learn to navigate the magical societies and finally learn the truth behind the island’s history if she is to have any chance at surviving the journey—let alone saving her friends. Kate O’Hearn was born in Canada, raised in New York City, and has traveled all over the United States. She currently resides in England. Kate is the author of the Pegasus series, the Shadow Dragon series, the Titans series, the Valkyrie series, and the Atlantis series. Visit her at KateOHearn.com. Chapter 1 1 RILEY WAS LAUGHING SO MUCH she could barely breathe. Jill was right beside her, also smiling brightly, as the two of them draped ribbons and cloth around Storm until they could hardly see any of the black unicorn colt under all the layers of colorful fabric. They were in the sewing room on board the Queen of Bermuda and were supposed to be working on clothing repair, but instead, they were playing with the colt. Riley reached out with a red ribbon and tied it to the end of the unicorn’s misshapen horn. “There you go, Stormy. Don’t you look beautiful!” Storm seemed to understand they were playing and whipped his head back and forth to make the ribbon fly. He neigh ed playfully and pressed his shoulder against Riley. “Honestly, you two should leave that poor boy alone,” Maggie called from her place before the treadle sewing machine, though she was smiling brightly and showing her predator’s teeth. “Look what you’ve done to him—it’s hardly dignified.” “He likes it,” Riley said as she hugged Storm’s muscular neck. “Don’t you, Stormy?” The colt’s head bobbed up and down. Jill tied another ribbon to Storm’s horn. “He’s very pretty now.” Once again, the colt neigh ed and bobbed his head up and down. Riley stopped and put her hands on her hips while looking at Storm. “Is it me, or is he even taller than yesterday?” Jill nodded. “I think so. He’s growing so fast, I can’t believe it.” Maggie put down her sewing and walked over to Riley and Jill as they fussed over Storm. “Well, Gideon and Priri did say that unicorns grow quickly. But even I never imagined it would be this fast.” She reached out and stroked the colt’s black muzzle. “At this rate, he’ll be adult size in no time.” “I’m just glad he doesn’t need milk anymore,” Jill said. “It wasn’t fair to keep asking the gargoyles to bring some for him.” “I don’t think Gideon or Priri minded,” Maggie said. “You’ve seen how much they adore him. We all do.” Riley nodded. “Gideon is sure Storm won’t grow as big as the other unicorns, and that’s one of the reasons they”—she paused so Storm wouldn’t hear her—“you know…” She didn’t finish the sentence, not saying that the adult unicorns had tried to kill Storm right after he was born because he wasn’t perfect. He was smaller than other foals, and his golden horn was misshapen—not to mention his three white hooves. Maggie nodded knowingly. “Indeed. But he’ll always be perfect in our eyes.” “Yes, you are,” Riley said to Storm as she pressed her head against the colt’s warm face. “You are perfect.” Though Storm might not have been physically perfect compared with the other unicorns, he was just as smart, if not smarter, and could understand everything being said to him. Storm was also much sweeter and gentler than the others, who were mean tempered and could be very dangerous. Gideon once explained that unicorns were almost like the Atlantis police force. Whenever there was big trouble, they’d show up. This was especially true during the Red Moons, when wildlings and dangerous creatures crossed over the land bridge between Atlantis and the Forbidden Zone. It was always unicorns and gargoyles who drove them back. Storm nickered and pressed against Riley. “Well, Stormy, we’d better get to work before Lisette sees that we’ve been spending all morning playing.”