The Thorn King — Alexia Purdy

They say you can sense evil. That was what he was. A devil. An abomination of the damned. I could feel his power writhing around the room, whispering and cackling in my ear.A curse is forever. Trapped in a scorched rose garden, Riley finds himself in the domain of a malevolent creature cursed by a dark magic ready to claim him as well.The Thorn King is a ghostly retelling of the classic fairy tale: Sleeping Beauty. Originally published in the Once Upon a Ghost Anthology.