RuthieWestern
At eleven, Prince Leonardo carried more burdens than most grown men. He grew up in a country where royals were not very favored by the citizens, leading to his own safety being threatened and a huge accident.
His only escape was in his dreams-where he met an enchanting girl who loved black roses, the very flower his family believed cursed. On the night they first crossed paths, they found one laying perfectly in the moonlight, binding them together in secret wonder.
As the years passed, their dream-world grew sharper, their bond deeper. He loved her. But on the night he meant to confess, the dreams vanished-and so did she.
Years later, at his twentieth birthday ball, Leo sees her again. Same violet blue eyes. Same girl.
Will they get their happily ever after? Or will they find out the price you pay when you stroke the thorns of a Black Rose?