Eanna Catherine Baviera never asked to be cursed. Born on July 15, 1580 in Cebu, Philippines. She was the product of violence, a native Filipina raped by a Spanish soldier during the height of Spain's brutal conquest. Her mother took her own life soon after childbirth, leaving behind a single, bloodstained letter with her daughter's name and birthdate.
Tossed between relatives who treated her like a stain on their honor, Catherine ran. And for a moment, she found light, Calvia, a Spanish girl who gave her warmth, laughter, and a reason to stay alive. But that light was short-lived. Calvia's shocking suicide triggered something ancient and monstrous: a curse that made Catherine immortal... and something else.
Now branded a murderer, hunted like an animal, and tortured for crimes she didn't commit, Catherine has survived empires, wars, and betrayals. The girl they once called cursed is now a myth whispered in fear, a shadow that never dies.
Centuries later, when death comes for her once again, George appears, a vampire with haunted eyes and a past buried in blood. He doesn't speak much, but when he does, the truth cuts deep. In his arms, Catherine finds a strange sense of stillness, as if he, too, has been running from a curse he never chose.
Then there's Killian, George's older brother. Sharp-tongued, infuriating, and terrifyingly brilliant. His presence is a blade in the dark, dangerous and dazzling. Unlike George, Killian doesn't hide what he is. He wears his centuries of pain like armor, and he sees right through Catherine's defenses.
Together, the three form an uneasy alliance bound by blood, vengeance, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. But as they dig into the past, a horrifying pattern begins to reveal itself... one that connects Calvia's death, Catherine's curse, and a history that never ended.
When the curse begins to stir inside her, Catherine faces a terrifying truth:
She was never just cursed, she was created.
And she wasn't the only one.
Catalina Azura's life ended in misery.
For 3 decades a war has ensued between Elimina and Azura, and in it, Catalina was only a pawn. Sent to the Elminian kingdom to be wed to the Crown prince, Caspian Atticus Elmina III, by her Step Brother the King; she is sent into a den of wolves. She is timid, but there is one thing that Catalina has, powers, ones that have been thought lost to time. She cannot be discovered, as witches have long been feared and more importantly, slaughtered.
In Elmina, Catalina treated as a slave, being abused by her own ladies in waiting. She's completely abandoned, with no one from Azura to help her, and Caspian? He has long lost interest in his frail wife. Unable to stop the war, she sees her husband carry her friend's heads on pikes from battle, another desperate reminder she is helpless.
Eventually, Catalina is sent to death, on charges of witchcraft, by Caspian, all so his concubine can become queen. As the executioner sharpens his scythe, he asks Catalina for her last words, she only cries, pleading her innocence. She prays for a last chance, for whatever gods there are to show her mercy.
What happens when Catalina wakes up back in Azura, where her step-brother instructs her that she will be sent to Elmina to be wed to Caspian? She has traveled 7 years back in time. Catalina vows to have her revenge on those who hurt her, starting with Caspian who killed her, and ending with the King of Azura who sent her to this bloody hell in the first place. She will rule Azura and Elmina, as queen, and she will get her revenge. The only way to do that? Be more dangerous than the danger.
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"I assume you've never been told no?" I ask, batting my lashes and placing my hands on Caspian's chest.
He smirks "Not ever."
"Well then Your Highness, let me be the first" I smile "No Caspian. Go to hell"
"Would you say yes there, my love?"