Stuck between fairytales

Naomi is a seemingly ordinary girl with few troubles in her everyday life. But everything changes when she finds herself trapped in a devastating house fire. Just when she thinks it's the end, she's suddenly pulled into a mysterious alternate dimension-one that exists between the worlds of various fairytales.

However, Naomi quickly discovers that these fairytales aren't the ones she remembers from childhood. Some are darker, twisted, and far more dangerous than she ever imagined. As she navigates this surreal realm, trying to find a way home, she becomes entangled in an unexpected and complicated love triangle-caught between two notorious villains, each with their own secrets, motives, and desires.

In a world where heroes aren't always good and villains aren't entirely evil, Naomi must decide who she can trust-and where her heart truly lies.
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"Sit down," he said, gesturing to the chair across from him.
I didn't move. Instead, I leaned back against a cabinet beside me and crossed my arms.
"I said, sit down, Naomi," he repeated, his voice firm, eyes narrowing. There was something unmistakably commanding in his tone-a thread of warning woven into it.
"Do you always need to be in control?" I shot back.
His lips twitched. "Have you always been this bratty?"
My eyes widened at the word, and I felt heat rush to my cheeks. I glanced down, embarrassed by the blush I knew was spreading across my face.
"Sit down, Naomi. I won't ask again," he said, more quietly this time-but the quiet was worse. There was steel in his voice now, and something else I couldn't quite name.
Still, pride kept me rooted where I was. I didn't reply. I didn't move.
He stood up slowly.
That's when I realized I may have miscalculated.

~not finished~