Girl of the Night Garden

Once there was a girl with a heart as black as night….

Or so legend goes. But I know better. Grown in the Night Witch's garden and tasked with softening the souls of men, the dream spells I spin keep the women of earth safe. Without it, they would be as miserable (and damaged) as my mother.

Let the humans call me names – banshee, nightmare, monster – I sleep deep and dreamless.

Until the day I'm rescued from the sea by a forbidden boy. Until the night we break all the magical rules and the kiss that changes…everything.

Until the moment I realize Mother's the one who's been spinning lies.

Now I must choose – between love and duty. Between life and something worth living for. Between the boy who owns my heart and a legacy as wicked as a witch's curse.