Title: Stolen Fates
Genre: Adventure, mystery, fantasy, romance, etc.?
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Target Audience: New Adult/Adult readers who love mystery, romance, and supernatural twists
Synopsis:
Evangeline "Eve" Cross, an artist with a gift for seeing beauty in things people do not place value on, unknowingly stirs a stolen artifact into action during an art exhibition. The artifact binds her God given future to Cassian Rho, a man cursed to be moving between life and death for centuries. As they are pursued by those seeking the ancient Treasure, Eve and Cassian must face their spirit-joined destinies. With danger and desire spreading, Eve and Cassian must choose between working to stop the curse or keeping safe the difficult to get link that may be their only salvation.
OUTLINE:
Act 1: The Binding
Chapter 1: Ignition
Opening Scene: At a high-profile art gallery exhibition, Eve's life is put into confusion when she mistakenly sets to work the mysterious artifact printed in the body of one of her carvings. Cassian showed up, with surprise not knowing from where he came from, telling her of the serious problem she has caused.
Cliffhanger: Eve collapse as the artifact puts her a hot shining symbol on her wrist.
Chapter 2: The Wanderer
Cassian explains his curse—he is tied in the spirit to the artifact, being unable to die or truly live, and now Eve is also tied to it as well. Eve refuses to believe him until assassins came and attack them asking for the artifact. Cassian saves her but reveals he is just as dangerous as the people.
Cliffhanger: Cassian's true form (a shadowy, inhuman version of himself) tries to show itself in a small form during the fight.
Chapter 3: The Hunt Begins
Eve's peaceful life is shattered as she is forced to run away from her home. Cassian reluctantly becomes her protector.
Romantic Conflict: Eve disagree with Cassian trying to exercise control over her and his desire to keep secrets. Cassian despite that is still bringing himself close to her but she is afraid to let him come too close.
Cliffhanger: They escaped a sudden attack only by chance, but the artifact begins to slow, drawing them to where they did not know.
Act 2: The Chase
Chapter 4: Unraveling the Artifact
They met with Marcus, an archaeologist with a questionable character. He explained that the artifact is one of three ancient Treasures tied to a forgotten goddess. The other artifacts are believed to hold the key to breaking Cassian's curse.
Cliffhanger: Marcus reveals the second relic has been stolen by a powerful criminal group.
Chapter 5: Secrets and Shadows
Eve begins to experience visions linked to the artifact, including ideas of Cassian's terrible life in the past. She learns he was cursed for betraying someone he loved.
Romantic Conflict: Eve seeks clarification whether Cassian's offer to protect her is real or a pretending to to use her to break the curse.
Cliffhanger: Eve's vision shows Cassian keeping to their agreement with her, but she does not know if it is past or future.
Chapter 6: A Deal with the Devil
Cassian confronts Lucien, the ruthless leader of the bad group, to retrieve the second artifact. Lucien agrees to give in exchange for Eve to help him unlock its power.
Suspense: Cassian thought of whether to leave Eve to die or to secure the artifacts. Eve decided that she will give herself to be sacrificed thus making the deal herself.
Cliffhanger: The artifacts behaved violently when Eve touches it, bringing up a messenger that looks like a monster.
Chapter 7: Breaking Points
The battle with the guardian forces made Eve and Cassian to work together. And they fought and became tired because they could not defeat the powers. Eve accuses Cassian of playing on her understanding, while Cassian warns her of the price of trust.
Cliffhanger: Lucien reveals he knows the location of the third relic—and that it is tied to Cassian's past lack of loyalty to the goddess.
Act 3: The Revelation
Chapter 8: The Forgotten Temple
Eve and Cassian follow Lucien to an ancient temple where the third relic is hidden. Eve's visions grow more specifically, showing the full extent of how Cassian had been cursed: he betrayed the goddess to save someone he loved, only to lose them anyway.
Romantic Conflict: Cassian admits he sees signs of reality of his lost love in Eve but swears he cares for her as her own person. Eve tries to believe him.
Cliffhanger: The temple caught them in a confusion of dreams, forcing them to face their worst fears.
Chapter 9: The Ultimate Choice
They find the third ancient artifacts, but making it to work will kill one of them to break the curse. Lucien posed a surprise attack on them, requesting for the relics for himself.
Suspense: Cassian agrees to give himself to be killed to appease the goddess, but Eve refuses, arguing that breaking the curse is not worth losing him.
Cliffhanger: The artifact give Eve an identity a second time, marking her as the goddess's priestess.
Act 4: The Sacrifice
Chapter 10: Bound by Fate
Eve realizes the goddess's power is becoming alive within her. She must choose between saving Cassian or pouring out the goddess's anger on the world.
Romantic Resolution: Cassian declares he would rather remain cursed than allow Eve to die. This brought their relationship more closer, but it also made Eve's to hold firm to her decision to fight for a different solution.
Chapter 11: The Final Battle
Eve and Cassian face Lucien in a serious fight, using the combined power of the ancient artifacts to defeat him. However, the goddess demands her sacrifice: Eve's life.
Cliffhanger: Eve steps forward, prepared to sacrifice herself, but Cassian stops the power from carrying out the process.
Chapter 12: A New Dawn
Cassian's curse is lifted, but he ran away in the aftermath. Eve is left heartbroken but empowered, now to take care of the artifacts. Some months later, Cassian returns, as a normal human being and free, ready to start a life with her.
Final Scene: Cassian and Eve rebuild their lives together, their love stronger for everything they have passed through.
Core Struggles: Emotional Struggle: Eve and Cassian wrestle with trust, guilt, and the things they have done in the pasts.
Romantic Conflict: Their connection is genuine but difficult to explain by Cassian's curse and Eve's fear of being deceived.
Mystery and Suspense: Finding the origins of the artifacts and the goddess's curse keeps the story moving continually high.
Pacing: Action-packed sequences exchange with moments of emotional introspection, ensuring a dynamic flow.