ain't no fairytale
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Last published Mon, Aug 3, 2020
ORIGINAL | A story of revenge, of justice, of acceptance. Or: Katelina, daughter to an ostracized healer in a village south of the Northern Kingdom, is on a journey to get some things cleared up about her mother's past, and ultimately, her own. Nothing could have prepared her for the truth, however... [gonna be sprinkled with angst, found-family dynamics, mentions of death and tragedy. SLOW BURN. rating subject to change. updates sporadic for now. tags will be updated as chapters are.]
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πππππππππ ππππππ built herself out of glass and fire, sharp enough to cut, bright enough to be seen. Once the head of a rising empire, she now wakes to find her name stripped from the company she created, her life reduced to contracts and control she never agreed to. But she doesn't break; she plots. Every breath becomes strategy, every silence a step toward taking back what's hers. The only problem is the man standing in her way, the same one she can't seem to stay away from. πππππ ππππππππ learned early that love was a weapon and obedience the price of survival. Behind his charm lies temper, behind his control lies ruin. He's the son of a man who built kingdoms on blood, and he's spent his life trying not to become him. But when she enters his world, she threatens everything he thinks he understands about power, loyalty, and the quiet hunger he can't seem to kill. κ¨ -#1 in #billionare - 22/08/23 -#3 in #storytelling -14/11/23 -#1 in #girlboss - 06/11/23 -#1 in #stalker - 08/11/23 -#5 in #daddyissues - 21/02/24 -#5 in #arrangedmarriage - 04/07/24
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