A runaway maiden finds herself entangled in a tale of horror when she saves the Bride of a prince from a Haunted Castle. --- WARNING: HEAVY SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS, GORE, DISTURBING THEMES, SLOW-BURN ROMANCE, RICH-IN-STORY NOVEL! I hope you like this story. If you wish, please support this tale by voting, rating, and commenting. Your feedback on typos or bad grammar is welcomed and appreciated.
Alexa was sitting on her bed, looking at Romeo's cage in her hands, almost without blinking. She had been there for some time. And she couldn't say how much, after her brother finally had to go after they talked a lot.
The nightingale returned from its night flight and landed on top of the cage, facing Alexa.
"I prefer you like that, Romeo," she lamented to the bird. "I also preferred Alexander like that..."