The King's Queen

"Love is the cruelest killer of all. Do you know why dear?" I shake my head. "Because it's the only devil that doesn't hide its horns. We look it in its ugly face every time and still fall for it. We destroy ourselves in the name of love."

Verosa knew only three things, the first being that to be born Cursed was to be born dead, and the second was that her arranged marriage would be the key to peace for her kingdom. The third was that none of that mattered to her. Her only way out? Striking...