The Ugly Duckling | Book I
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thefoxwhisperer
Ongoing, First published Nov 05, 2016
Mature
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***Currently being re-written***

In the Kingdom of Alluria, Eloise lives her life as the forgotten princess, The Ugly Duckling. Unlike her family her looks pale in comparison to that of their alluring beauty. Kept tucked away deep in the east wing, she was shunned by her own family, her own kingdom, no one but her eldest brother to defend her.  But when the King and Queen are convinced to send her the top university of the Allurian kingdom, troubling secrets and hidden memories begin to reveal themselves, and her true fate begins.
 
Will her new found destiny help her to find the true meaning of beauty, or will she always be stuck as 'The Ugly Duckling'.

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The Son Of Ursula

35 parts Complete

*Completed* He stares down into the princess's stormy grey eyes. He smiles at her, though on the inside; he wants to kill her right now and be over it, but that is not the plan. "Are you all right?" He asks the daughter of his ememy. She stares at him, "Y-yes," she stammers, voice shaking, "You saved my life! Thank you!" His smile widens, "It's a good thing that storm was there or we wouldn't have the pleasure of meeting." ------------------------------------------------- Ursula, the famous and powerful Sea Witch of all the ocean, has a son. Both outcast to the deepest dark of the ocean, planning to get revenge on the Little Mermaid, Queen Ariel. Zale, son of Ursala is sent on a mission to trick the daughter of King Eric and Queen Ariel into falling in love with him and then capture her so he and his mother can use her to steal the kingdom of Ocealan and the Atlantic ocean. Lana, daughter of King Eric and Queen Ariel is sent across the ocean to find a prince to marry her, but when her ship wrecks from mysterious storm, she is saved by a mysterious boy who appeared out of nowhere. Since her father was saved by her mother, Ariel who was once a mermaid, she thinks the boy could be her soul mate. They could live out the romantic story her parents created. What will happen if Zale starts to have feelings for the princess that are so new to him? Will the plan still work? Or will it fail and change his cold sea heart? This is a retelling of The Little Mermaid. ***UPDATES EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY***

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