Insomniac's Curse: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty

A girl with insomnia, cursed with a dragon's heart every time she sleeps...

A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty

Kaliope never had the best relationship with sleep. Since her infancy, her three aunts have struggled with her insomnia, and even more whenever she finally closed her eyes. Dark circles and yawning weren't too terrible to handle as Kaliope grew, until one day, she begins to do more than simply sleepwalk. When word of nightly attacks spread throughout their village, Kaliope realizes she's the culprit when waking up near the carnage.

The Isleen soldier, Daniel, has gained a great deal of respect from the grand duke after his involvement with the deathly events in Shainee, granting him an interesting new mission. The grand duke has received reports of mysterious attacks, all coming from a quiet village. The residents fear the infamous terrorists, the dragons, are to blame, and the grand duke believes they might be right. After his daughter was cursed, he hid her away to protect her from further harm from the dragons, but have they finally found her? The grand duke gives Daniel two tasks: protect his daughter, and destroy whatever is causing the attacks.

Kaliope and her aunts must keep her curse a secret and their location hidden. Otherwise, the golden king who placed the curse may come to finish whatever he had planned for her... With a soldier both hunting her down and trying to protect her, it's only a matter of time before her nightmares become a reality.



The Ruby Realm is a collection of clean, intercepting stories, best enjoyed when read as a series.

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