TIARA THORNELLS
Several days had passed since the snow and ice began to slowly melt across the kingdom. It started with small patches in the corners of our garden, then spread gradually to the rest of the village. Winter flowers were beginning to bloom again, rising bravely from the thawing ground.
The world around me was coming back to life.
Colors were slowly returning to the trees, the fields, and the skies. Everything seemed brighter and fresher. But despite all the beauty around me, I felt like I was losing my own color. Dimming with each day that passed without him.
It’s been weeks since Prince Zatan last appeared. Not a word or a message.
I had tried so many times to reach out, to ask the vampire knights guarding me to just let me see him, even for a moment. I didn’t care if i
