The Cursed SlipperA Gender-Bent Retelling of Cinderella

A servant seeking freedom.
A princess seeking to find love and not just a prince.
A gender-bent retelling of Cinderella.

Ashen Beaumont has spent his life in servitude, forced to work as a stable hand under his cruel stepfather, Lord Renaud. Once the heir to a noble house, Ash lost everything when his mother died, leaving him at the mercy of a man who despises him. His only solace is the horses he tends and the stars above, whispering dreams of freedom he knows will never come true.

That is until a mysterious noblewoman, masked and cloaked, arrives at the royal ball and offers him a single, impossible night of magic. She gives him an enchanted glass slipper and tells him that, when the time is right, it will lead him to his destiny. Dressed as a noble, Ash dances with the crown princess, Isolde, and for the first time in years, he feels truly seen. But before the clock strikes midnight, the magic unravels, forcing him to flee, leaving behind only the cursed slipper.

Princess Isolde is determined to find the mysterious stranger who stole her heart. She follows the magic of the slipper and finds Ash, only to realize that the slipper’s enchantment is far more than a simple love spell. It is a curse, one that binds Ash’s fate to a dark past he does not remember, a vengeful force that will stop at nothing to reclaim him, and a destiny he may not be able to escape.

Because Ash was never meant to be found, and now that he has been, the real story begins.