Until she fell in love with the prince she was hired to kill.
Now, years later, the Black Rose slips on her old leathers and sharpens her knives. She will stalk the night again…
…Unless the prince has his way.
This short story is 12,000 words long. It is also available in Not Your Heroine, a fantasy short story collection.
Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.