The Healer and the Beast

Veterinarian Iris touched a meteorite—and transformed into a farm wererabbit. Her beauty sparked Princess Seraphina's jealousy, sending assassins after her. Iris ran into wolf territory, where she discovered King Killian mid-shift, writhing in agony. Any prey would flee. She stayed. Her presence soothed his frenzy, and he never forgot her. To return home, she needed the royal star-meteorite, so she entered the consort selection. But on selection day, she was caught stealing the stone. As executioners raised their spears, Killian caught her and declared: "She's not my enemy. She's my queen."