One girl unravels the secrets of a whole kingdom ruled by injustice. ______ Music has been the only thing that drove Eshaila basically all her life. She'd play with her lover, Rohan together in their village and together, they grew to understand the passion behind it at an early age. All passion for it is lost as she is sent up north to play music for the king with no intel on the date of her return. Alone. But Eshaila soon discovers a new form of passion from the king. "You best not question anything that goes on in this castle, Shaila. If there is one thing I've learnt by now, it is that.." she dropped her tone down and scanned the place as if she was telling me a secret that no one was to know "Nothnng is normal here". Indeed, nothing WAS normal. Especially not the king with the serpent tattoo. HIGHEST RANKINGS. #18 mysteryromance (october 16th, 2022.) #29 mysteryromance (october 9th, 2022.) UPDATES: Every Wednesday and Friday.❤️

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]