my17reasons
For eighteen years, Princess Siora has lived in a castle without mirrors, untouched by her own reflection. Two years ago, her mother-the queen-died, leaving behind whispers of a family curse: the Black Rose, a sickness that awakens at eighteen and slowly devours its bearer.
Now, the king is hosting a grand ball, opening the castle to the world for the first time since the queen's death. Glittering gowns, masked faces, and music fill the halls-but Siora cannot shake the sense that something waits in the shadows.
Will Siora's eighteenth year be the start of freedom... or the bloom of a deadly legacy?
TW: angst