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A Courtyard of Roses

Gifted a candle that was said to make wishes come true, Alice Clemente burned it to find herself awake in a different world. She had wished for a life of adventure away from the city and its routine. With her wish granted, she was no longer in the 21st century and was instead lost in the middle of the Kingdom of Gladiolum, a place reminiscent of the 1800s. With luck, she soon gained connections to the rich and powerful of this new world— the nobility. However, how much of it was good and how much of it would eventually be detrimental? After all, mingling with royals not only meant extravagance and daily parties. It also meant warfare and death. Caught in the middle of the two princes and other nobles, Alice would soon have to face the battle between those two royal brothers― a fight for the throne. She had wished for adventure, after all, and she received just as such. Kept in the center of all this, would Alice be able to emerge from the rabbit hole unscathed? Or will the overwhelming troubles of love and war be too much for her to bear? *** “And what if you, too, are unable to help?” Alice threw the question back. “What if helping would risk everything?” Spade didn’t miss a beat. “You are everything.” “Don’t say things that you don’t mean,” Alice chided. “You’ll leave a trail of broken hearts.” “And would you believe me if I say that I have no intention of breaking yours?” Spade countered. “However, mine is yours to play with. Shatter it, fix it, do anything you desire. As long as it feels the warmth of your hand, I am content.” *** Image used in cover not mine.

twelvewstars · Fantasi
Peringkat tidak cukup
119 Chs

The Lucky Save

FROZEN IN HER chair, Alice didn't even dare to breathe. She was truly trapped between a rock and a hard place, squashed right in the middle. If she moved even the slightest, said even the smallest thing, she might just be squished like a bug. The Queen certainly had the ability to do such a thing, after all. Taking Alice's life was a matter that required no more than just a wave of a hand.

"Sorry to interrupt, Your Majesty," a new voice suddenly piped in, immediately causing Alice to jump a little where she sat out of surprise. She squirmed in her seat until her brain pieced the two pieces together, finally connecting the dots as to who it was that had just spoken.

"Prince Spade," the Queen said, smiling pleasantly at one of her sons. She raised a hand to beckon him over and obediently, he did. "Just in time. Would you like to join us?"