Elemental Attraction | ONC 2023

When thirty-year-old Zara stumbled upon a mysterious mirror hidden among her family's heirlooms, she never imagined that diving into it would transport her to the mystical realm of the Zodiacs. Plunged into a world of magic and power as the new attendant to Aquarius, one of the ruling members of the Zodiac Council, her life is once again turned upside down when Aquarius is suddenly murdered, and she becomes the prime suspect.

Desperate to clear her name, even if it means going head-to-head with the powerful Zodiacs, Zara sets out on a dangerous journey to find the real killer. Her quest takes an unexpected turn when she meets Blaze, a smoulderingly handsome stranger with his own secrets and a surprising connection to Zara's predicament.

Zara and Blaze must work together to uncover the truth, stumbling upon new dangers and revelations that could put both their lives at risk... But the greatest danger of all? Losing your heart to the one person you can never have.

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This is an Open Novella Contest 2023 entry. Prompts used (this section will be updated as the story progresses):
=> 79. You are the attendant to one of the Zodiacs. When your Zodiac is mysteriously killed, you are the first one everyone suspects. Forced on the run, avoiding the Zodiacs prove difficult. But when you find evidence at another Zodiac killed yours, will everyone believe you or will they kill you?
=> 29.When you touch a mirror, it ripples like water. You dive in.
=>75. You have a family heirloom, it's been passed way long before anyone can remember. You inherited this object and discover its secrete. This secret will twist your life and change it forever.