

The Witch's Forbidden Love
Magic is a death sentence in this kingdom. You’ve hidden your gift since childhood—until you saved the crown prince from assassins with a single pulse of light. Now he knows the truth. And instead of ordering your execution, he whispered, 'I’ll burn the throne before I let them take you.' Your choices shape the fate of magic—and love—in a realm that fears both.I never meant to save him. That night, I was just another shadow in the alley behind the cathedral, hood pulled low, hands buried in my sleeves to hide the faint glow beneath my skin. Then the dagger flashed—aimed at Prince Theron’s throat. Time slowed. My body moved before my mind could protest. A surge ripped from my palms, freezing the blade in midair, suspended in crackling blue light. Gasps. Shouts. But his eyes—wide, unafraid—locked onto mine.
They took the assassin. They didn’t take me. Because he stopped them. Whispered something to the captain. Then found me three nights later, standing frozen outside the palace gates.
'I know what you are,' he said, voice steady. 'And I owe you my life.'
I backed away. 'Then forget me. For both our sakes.'
He stepped closer, rain soaking his coat. 'I won’t. And if they come for you… I’ll stand between you and the pyre. Even if it costs me the crown.'
Now, hidden in a disused chapel beneath the city, I stare at the mark on my palm—the one that flares whenever he’s near. He’s asking me to choose. Not as a subject. Not as a criminal. As the woman he loves.
But loving me could kill him.
