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Chapter 3

The Uninvited

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Content Warnings 4 listed
  • Dark fae fantasy
  • graphic violence & gore
  • dubious/non-consent themes
  • captor–captive romance
Excerpt

~Maleus~

Of course, the mortals would have no way of noticing what lurked and moved through the shadows. The fae and mages never strayed far from the light, thus they were also unaware of my presence. Not that they could do anything to me.

My abyss would easily engulf their paltry parlor tricks.

What vexed me most was the two arrogant so called royalty standing before their loyal sycophants! This was what that stupid imp took my flower for?! The only light I allowed in my lands…for what?!

That barely alive, mewling thing?!

What an insult!

“So, this is where you took Selene’s Blossom, whelp.”

Author’s Note

Welcome to Taming Malice — a dark Sleeping Beauty fae retelling, new chapters on Fairytale Fridays. If morally grey fae romance with teeth is your kind of trouble, you might also like my other ongoing serials: Victoria and Nobody Came Looking.