In My Books, Love is Torture!

In My Books, Love is Torture!

Taming Malice

Taming Malice

00. Once Upon a Time...

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Jan 16, 2026
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Lived a Queen and an honorable King, whose bountiful kingdom brought contentment and peace to their people.

Blessed by fair folk who lived in the magic filled forests surrounding their kingdom, their land never knew war nor famine, for the King and Queen considered all within their domain as equal citizens, worthy of their protection and love.

The people returned such devotion and fealty tenfold, and everyone rejoiced when they learned the Queen was pregnant. However, with the blessings of a child came risk, risks unique to motherhood. The Queen, kind and noble, used all her strength to nurture the life within.

Which left the Queen and her wisdom, bedridden, and the King, a pillar of might and power, helpless. They were never apart, but there was a kingdom to rule, and the Queen forced her husband to keep guiding their people.

Until she fell into a deep sleep, her body heavy with their child, no strength left for the mother. In desperation, the King turned to physicians, magicians and then...

To the creatures of the forest themselves.

“Please, save my Queen. We will pay any price. Without her, our princess will die, and this kingdom with fall.”

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