Into the lion's den
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Last published Fri, Apr 18, 2025
She has lived a hundred deaths,
and still, the story begins with her name.
In a kingdom where sons turn into beasts and daughters bear no love,
Korina is chosen again.
Bound to a cursed prince with golden eyes and secrets beneath his skin,
she walks a path lined with shattered glass,
where memory is a burden
and the truth is a blade.
The empire believes her a pawn.
They forget the girl who once cast the curse.
They forget the blood she's already spilled
and the lives she's lost to time.
But the past has claws,
and the future burns with teeth.
To break the cycle,
Korina must remember who she was,
forgive who she has become,
and choose whether to love the very thing that destroyed her.
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