Once upon a time, a pack of wolves in human skin hunted a mortal maiden through an underground labyrinth of metal and stone. They hunted her, caught her...only for her to be rescued by a beast out of a fairytale.
Dylan Myers is more than a lost little girl in the subway. A youth psychiatrist with the Sight, she has lived her entire life fighting for the lives and livelihood of the Fair Folk. Though her family thinks she's crazy, though her dedication to the Fae has cost her a great deal in her twenty-eight years, her heart remains true to her cause.
Prince Nuada is the exiled heir to the Bethmooran throne. A scarred and broken heart masked by a scarred and bitter shell, through centuries of grief he has come to believe that humans are irredeemable; for the sake of his people, mankind must be exterminated.
Then, one night, compelled by honor and memory, Nuada rescues Dylan from the wolves. Injured in the fight and on the verge of death, he has no choice but to trust in his enemy to save him. And in learning to trust each other, Dylan and Nuada will embark on a journey that could change the fate of humans and Fair Folk alike.
TW: Rape, violence, mentions of suicide and rape, murder. Once Upon a Time is rated R/M for violence, language, sexuality, sexual violence, depictions of war, child abuse, sexual abuse, rape, genocide, murder, kidnapping, torture, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicidal ideation, and mentions of suicide and self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.
Once upon a time lived a little princess, she was loved greatly by the King and Queen, her doting parents. The little princess was once so happy. Until, the day her life was forever changed.
Murdered. Killed. Gone.
Her parents, the King and Queen, were ruthlessly taken away from the young Princess.
The Princess could hear the footsteps of one of the enemies coming closer to her, she could smell his minty scent and finally she could feel his fingertips griping her chin, he was raising her eyes to meet his. The young Princess could not bring herself to speak and fought to catch a breath as she feared her life would be taken next. She was prepared to join her parents in the afterlife she had heard so much about in church. When she met his steel gray eyes, she noticed they were both cold and magnetic. She challenged him with her glare and showed him no fear. Afterall, he was the one behind the mask.
He made the young princess a promise that day, as he stared at her with amusement.
"I will come back for you." He spoke so deeply and almost sounded as if he were a king himself. At his promise, the Princess shivered and turned her head away.
When the young Princess, heard the slamming of the door she could no longer keep in her screams and tears. Her tear drops mixed in with the bloody floor beneath her. Legend says, the young Princess made a promise to her parents that day, she would conquer and claim the lives of the men that did this. She would bring them to their knees and leave them on the floor bleeding out, as they had left her parents.
Vengeance.
She thought to herself. Such a beautiful word.