The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
by Roshani Chokshi
A gothic-infused story about a marriage unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales. Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths; she was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after—and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past.
But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom finds himself unable to resist. Within the crumbling manor’s extravagant rooms and musty halls lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo’s dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared. As the house reveals his wife’s secrets, the bridegroom is forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage or their lives. It is a story of love and lies, secrets and betrayal, and the stories told for survival.
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A gothic-infused story about a marriage unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales. Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths; she was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after—and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom finds himself unable to resist. Within the crumbling manor’s extravagant rooms and musty halls lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo’s dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared. As the house reveals his wife’s secrets, the bridegroom is forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage or their lives. It is a story of love and lies, secrets and betrayal, and the stories told for survival.