A Crown of Serpents
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Last published Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Medusa was never meant to be touched.
A priestess behind temple walls, a girl sworn to the gods until she met Thalos, a stable boy with soil on his hands and stars in his smile.
They dreamed of freedom.
They promised each other the moon.
Then the sea came for her.
Banished, transformed, and feared, Medusa hides in shadow her eyes a weapon, her name a warning.
But love doesn't forget. until Thalos finds her again. But the curse doesn't sleep, and when love meets tragedy... not all hearts survive.
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