Quaintrelle Queen // short story

//Short Story//

Lilliana is every image of perfection. Under her rule, her kingdom is at its height. Her son is healthy and happy. And although the Council of Twelve despise thanking a woman for the prosperity of their kingdom, they don't realize Lilliana isn't quite as perfect as they think. For deep in her carefully guarded heart, Lilliana yearns for her husband who died traveling through the Dark Forest. She is forced by the Council to choose from a selection of lustful suitors to give her power credit to. When strongminded Lilliana refuses, she finds herself overthrown in the middle of the night. She is tossed into the Dark Forest and her crazed suitors are let loose after her. Lilliana must navigate the forest without being captured by her suitors, find and rescue her son, and make it to the safety of the bordering kingdom. Time is ticking, and it's waiting for the queen to quench its undying thirst.

Thank you to @Imagination_of_Sanaa for the cover