The Cursed Towers: A Twisted Fairytale Retelling by LeeSha McCoy

“The moon is nothing without his sun, just as she is nothing without her moon...” He’s a stranger, but by the time I wake tomorrow, my entire universe will revolve around him and the moon he’ll command. Snatched from our mothers’ arms a decade ago, I can still remember the hate in his eyes, as if he blamed me for what was happening to us. His angry, midnight eyes. That was the first and last time I saw the future moon guardian, but I’ve spent endless days watching his tower from mine, wondering if he’s taken all of this as seriously as I have. Wondering if he’s still angry. Now, after years of training, listening to every word Lucia’s told me about the curse that holds us here, learning about my importance to the world, to him, I’m ready to take my place as sun guardian. But nothing at all could’ve prepared me for what was to come. Least of all for the moment he’d climb through my tower window. Read more