Heart of the Frost-Bitten Prince

In a kingdom where the sun is a memory, warmth is the ultimate transgression. For a century, the Citadel has radiated a predatory frost, a sentient winter born from the grief of a cursed bloodline. The village in the valley is dying, shivering under the weight of an ice that never melts. Elara, driven by desperation and a burning need to save her people, scales the jagged peaks to confront the source of the cold: the enigmatic Frost-Bitten Prince.
What she finds is not a monster of legend, but a man imprisoned by his own throne, his heart replaced by a diamond artifact that anchors the eternal winter to the world. As Elara brings the forbidden spark of fire into his library of frozen memories, a fragile connection forms between the mortal girl and the ethereal prince. But breaking a century-long curse requires more than just heat; it demands a sacrifice that will alter the very fabric of nature.
Heart of the Frost-Bitten Prince is a haunting Gothic Fantasy that explores the thin line between permanence and death, and the transformative power of selfless love. Written with lush, evocative prose and deep emotional resonance, this novella leads readers through a labyrinth of ice toward a definitive, breathtaking conclusion. Approximate length: 9, 500 words.