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𝔄 ℭ𝔞𝔰𝔢-𝔖𝔱𝔲𝔡𝔶 𝔦𝔫 𝔚𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥𝔠𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱
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  • Time 15h 3m
yumnaminhaj
Ongoing, First published Aug 02, 2023
Mature
18andupenemiestoloversfantasy-fantasy-romanceforcedproximitygothicromancegreekhauntedmansionmarriage-of-conveniencemythologyquestromanceslowburnthewattys2025youngadultfiction
"A dagger? Are you flirting with me, amore?," came the crafty tease when I didn't give him the satisfaction of a retort.

Psyche Evelyn Thorne is the youngest daughter in a long line of prestigious virtuosos. Her step-sisters however were very envious of her talent for haunting melodies and her voice. Conspiring to get rid of her, they forced her to get married into the mysterious, isolated House Whitebane. Evelyn was certain that the  Young Lord would refuse such a ludicrous proposal but what a shock it was to her when he accepted.  But why her? If not for love or an inheritance, what could he possibly seek from her? 

C: "I have since mastered my shadow...yet she tempts me with her lustre". But when my mask is gone, will she fear the monster underneath?

At the same time that their tale takes place, a wormhole has opened to the kidnapping of several missing children, and danger lurks at the return of a sadistic secret-society. Will the detective and her best friend solve this case, or watch as history repeats itself yet again?

Like clockwork. 

For the question wasn't where, it was when.

This story takes place in the Fictional Isle of Volta where  we reimagine a gothic retelling of the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche with an air of mystery. Its' Belle meets the Beast but with disturbing twists, and with wholesome moments that give you butterflies.

Enjoy sweethearts^^
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