Damnation Temptation

What if a good career was the only certain thing in your life because any relationship is endangered by a centuries-old curse you can't break?

Adella's fate is even worse than that. Not only can't her curse be broken, but she must renew it every year and watch her soul split in half and fight the evil demons. If the good spirits win, she can enjoy life for the next 12 months. Otherwise, bad things start happening and darkness controls her every move.

She thought she had already accepted this course of life. She had spent centuries pondering on the curse, and she decided that all she wanted was peace and stability, as long as she was free from the darkness that waited on standby somewhere deep in her soul.

And yet, one day Adella meets a man. For the first time in ages, there is a lovely spark in her heart.

However, the day of transformation is approaching even faster than she expects...

The Storys 2026 entry.

Cover: made in Canva.