The Stone Bride

⚔️ Princess by mistake. �� Bride by sacrifice. �� Queen by fate?Every 25 years, a princess from my Lunaterra kingdom is sacrificed to the Stone Fae King.We call her the Stone Bride—because her fate is sealed from the moment she's born.I've served this doomed-but-spoiled princess as a lowly handmaiden since I was five, fetching her gowns, keeping her secrets, and cleaning up every mess she made.Tomorrow I'll finally be free, I tell myself the night before her departure to the mountain kingdom ruled by a merciless king whose monstrous deeds are whispered about throughout our realm.But tomorrow comes.And instead of waking up on my floor mat at the foot of the Stone Bride's bed... I jolt awake inside a carriage.Wearing her wedding dress.I'm not sure what's worse—realizing I've been swapped in to fulfill the Stone Bride's sacrificial lamb role after a lifetime of thankless servitude...Or knowing what's waiting for me at the end of this ride:A monstrous king rumored to have never let a single bride survive the wedding night.Are you ready for a standalone, short and spicy-sweet romantasy—featuring an innocent handmaiden and a stone king whose heart she can't possibly hope to melt?