The Cursed Thorn

A prince seeking freedom from responsibility.A witch seeking freedom from a curse.A gender-bent retelling of Beauty and the Beast.Prince Hale will be king one day, but he longs to see the world and explore. His father's abuse tips him over the edge, and he flees.An enchanted forest contains Azalea, a witch cursed to look as hideous as can be. While there must be a means to end the curse, she has not even tried to find it.Not until she meets the prince who stumbles upon her enchanted forest.Perhaps the two can help each other grow and change. Perhaps they can even find happiness.Or perhaps not because the one who cursed the witch is not gone, and when he returns, there will be blood.