Caged Heart
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The game of the heart is a dangerous one to play, especially when it's tied to a crown.
Princess Serenity Vixon of the Kingdom of Dahlia has been living up to her parents' expectations for as long as she can remember, holding their opinion of her in her heart. No matter what they've asked of her, she has done without question, even getting betrothed to Prince Godric Tilman of the Kingdom of Vithe. But when the King of Hallow arrives at Dahlia's gates in order to stop the war between the two kingdoms, will Serenity stay true to the many promises she has made or will she succumb to the notion that she can have what her heart has wanted all along: love on her own terms?
--A NaNoWriMo story written in 2021
Cover artist: Yonnie @yxnnxe.chu
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