Story By Omotola Olutoye
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Omotola Olutoye

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My name is Olutoye Omotola. I live in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Bride of the Black Cathedral
Updated at May 15, 2026, 14:55
When Eveline Ashcroft is sent to Black Cathedral to marry the mysterious Lord Lucien Ravenshire, she believes her life is already over. The cathedral stands far from society, hidden beneath endless rain and surrounded by forests no villager dares enter after sunset. People whisper that every bride who enters the cathedral disappears before the first winter snow. Lucien is cold, feared, and impossibly unreadable. His touch feels dangerous, yet Eveline cannot ignore the strange pull between them. The deeper she wanders through the cathedral’s dark halls, the more she uncovers secrets buried beneath holy ground. Missing brides. Blood stained prayers. A locked crypt hidden beneath the altar. But the most terrifying secret of all is the man she married. Because Lucien Ravenshire is not trying to destroy her. He is trying to save her from whatever lives inside Black Cathedral.
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