Bound by Fate's Threads

"You must listen to me, Alexandra, the world will crumble at our feet unless we follow the story!" Catalina cried, her hands grasping Alexandra's.

Catalina was a benevolent saintess, destined to save the world.

"You want me to be executed in order to live your happily ever after?" Alexandra replied, her voice cold.

Alexandra was doomed to live in Catalina's shadow, forever stuck seeming as a jealous villainess until her inevitable execution.

"No, we can find a way. We must. I'm sure we can find a loophole-"

"I rather choose my own destiny, instead of hoping it doesn't end with my head rolling on the floor."

With a world falling apart at it seams, would they be able to fix the stitching?

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]