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Roses surrounded by unknown thorns(Re-Write)

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Time 1h 42m

shadow_hyakuya246

bungoustraydogs courtofdarkness diaakedia fennluxure graysonhotz guyavari jasperlane knight lanceira lou lyntakedia originalcharacter riovoleri royinvidia tinomaes toaqelsum

❝𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥?❞
❝𝐈 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐲.❞
❝𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝...❞
❝𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥❞
❝𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐞❞
❝𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥...❞
❝𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐀𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫❞
❝𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐒𝐨 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐞!❞
❝𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭❞
❝𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬...❞
❝𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝❞
‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ ♡ ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
I do not own the characters used I only own the oc descriptions and that's it, also the oc's are from my "A Withered Rose In A Freshly Watered Garden".
Just like my other book I'll also be merging both parts of the princes paths together instead of separate chapters (unless they're long)
inspired by the court of darkness book by @Harshita_Mehra0525All Rights Reserved

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SEQUEL TO: Magic of Blood & Sea(Trafalgar Law X OC) In a dance of intricate steps and intricate emotions, Feyre and Law find themselves ensnared in a delicate web of destiny, constantly entangled, pushing and pulling, drawn together then apart. The chemistry between them is palpable, electrifying every interaction, yet Feyre's secret and fears hold them back. As a loyal servant to the King of Dressrosa, Feyre knew the cost of loyalty all too well -the bloodshed, the pain, and the darkness it brought along with it. Yet Feyre is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. As Feyre navigates a deadly game of deceit, she must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal executives of the royal crown- and hunt for allies in unexpected places. But as the stakes grow higher and the danger mounts, Feyre realizes that one slip could spell doom not only for herself, but for her fearsome Surgeon of Death and her entire world as well. In this captivating tale of betrayal and intrigue, Feyre's indomitable spirit becomes the catalyst for a remarkable transformation that will shape the destiny of all. Mostly, that of hers and Law's. As the rhythm of their dance quickens, and the tension rises, both of them must decide how they wish to shape their future-and that of their world that was forever cleaved in two. Will they find the courage to surrender to the music and embrace the love they so desperately long for? Will they be able to heal their fractured souls and find forgiveness in each other's arms? Or will they continue their intricate dance, forever entangled yet forever apart? *WARNING* Any picture or music used in this story doesn't belong to me but to their respective owners. One piece doesn't belong to me as well but to Eiichiro Oda, I only own my OC, a few other characters and the plot❤️ if I use any idea from other fanfictions I will be sure to mention the original owner of the idea.

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ʟɪꜰᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴏᴛᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀᴛɪᴘꜱ? ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ... ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɴᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴇxᴛɪɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴠᴀɴɪꜱʜ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ... *𝔽𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟* *ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴᴇ & ᴛᴡᴏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ: ᴍᴇ {ꜱᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ} {ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ 'ᴄʀɪᴍꜱᴏɴ' ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ}

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