She merely saw him in a ballroom. He had engaged in conversation with her, even held her hand, leading her through the dance. But, she never knew who he was. But at that moment, she wanted nothing more than to see the face of her heart's captor. 'Beneath Your Mask' is the story of Carmela Hale, Count Leonard Hale's daughter, and a mysterious masked man who had only ever appeared in ballrooms to dance with her. Join Carmela in a journey of uncovering the identity of this mysterious enigma. Also published on Inkitt, under the same name.

[ONC 2026 LONGLISTER] Have you ever wondered who your soulmate is? In the world of 'Moonlit Dreams, Moonlit Fate', you get to meet them in your dreams, right after you turn twenty years old. However, you do not know what they look like. As Yvonne Blythe keeps dreaming about her soulmate on the nights following her twentieth birthday, she becomes determined to find them. During her relentless search for the person of her dreams, she meets Reid Wells, a senior at her university. The encounters do not stop there - Yvonne and Reid keep running into each other at the most unexpected places. But, these encounters make a realization dawn on Yvonne - Reid was not just a random guy, he felt like the very person who had appeared in her dreams for the first time. Entry for Open Novella Contest 2026. Prompt used: 21