Once upon a time... Not every story has a happy ending. But who hears the tale of the cursed? Those who are tasked with guarding these objects of power your heroes are so determined to steal from us? My name is Kayda, and I am one of the cursed. Love is what cursed me, and true love is what will free me, but I've only ever been used and abused by the ones who are supposed to care for me. To protect myself, I've become a monster and I'll never let anyone close enough to hurt me again. * Betrayed by her family for a crime she committed as child, Kayda has been locked away for over a decade. Cursed by her actions, her inner beast is released and she becomes the monster she's accused of being. Until one day, he arrives. The King of a rival nation. For the first time in over ten years, her beast is calmed. Helping her to escape her prison, he offers her refuge. Only it wasn't a coincidence that they found each other and an evil was unleashed the day Kayda broke free. Will she ever learn to trust again and destroy the evil roaming the land, or will she let her fractured past define her? *Please note this is a standalone fantasy story set within the Cursed Women Universe and is aimed at readers 18+ . This book can be read without having read the other stories in the Universe.