This week’s #reedsy contest features a prompt that intrigued me.

Center your story on a character filled with love and fear in equal measure.

Check out my latest story.
In the hushed corridors of a historic museum, Peter Thomas, an aspiring artist moonlighting as a security guard, becomes inexplicably drawn to a haunting portrait of a woman named Georgiana. The painting said to imprison the soul of a king’s daughter punished for love, ensnares Peter with its eerie allure. As Halloween approaches, under the glow of a blood moon, he discovers the painting’s sinister secret. Lured into a deadly game of deception orchestrated by the enigmatic curator, Roger, Peter unwittingly becomes part of a centuries-old curse. With the stroke of midnight, the boundary between art and reality blurs, revealing a world where the living and the painted are intertwined. In a twist of fate, Peter’s fascination turns into betrayal, leaving him trapped within the canvas while Georgiana—now free—steps into the modern world. “Brushstrokes of Betrayal” weaves a gothic tale of enchantment, sacrifice, and the timeless seduction of art, where the ultimate role one plays may not have a curtain call.

https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story/4zw843/

After you read the story (for free) take a moment and leave me a comment. Those are helpful. Thanks!

• LifeStyle