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The Rats Refrain - ONC 2023

ItsTheQuietGirls

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Reads 776
Votes 211
Parts 21
Time 1h 56m

ItsTheQuietGirls

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For as long as anyone can remember, the kingdom of Nilemah has been overrun with rats. No one quite knows the cause, but there were rumors of someone going town to town and ridding them of the infestation.

Gwen Weatherby thought they were nonsense until the day he rode into town and changed everything.

A vain fae prince who played with one too many hearts, Lyron was cursed to watch his friends and family turn into beasts, and the people of his kingdom become victims of the curse. The only way to free them all is to find his true love and make her fall in love with him.

The caveat? She cannot know of the curse or who he is, and he only has one month to win her heart. Each failed attempt curses the town the girl left behind and causes its people to turn into rats when the sun goes down. Rats that only respond to the pipe he plays. 

After a thousand years of searching, Lyron has long since lost hope, until fiery Gwen bursts into his life. 

A prince in need of a lesson and a girl in need of adventure? What say you fate? Shall we let them dance?

Based on prompt 43 for @OpenNovellaContest
You have waited a thousand years to find your true love, what's one more day?

Pied Piper of Hamelin X Beauty and the Beast

✨️ ONC 2023 Longlister ✨️All Rights Reserved

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