Full Summery: Hated by her stepmother, Zatanna lives a life of misery as a servant in her own home. Cursed to become a werewolf when exposed to the light of the Full Moon, she has to lock herself away in her tower bedroom. When it's announced there will be a ball to find Prince Richard a bride, Zatanna would love to go but her stepsisters, Barbara and Bette, remind her it's during the Full Moon. Thanks to her fairy godmother, she's freed of her curse for the night and meets Prince Richard who she dances in the moonlight with. Unfortunately, at the stroke of midnight, her curse returns and she flees before turning wolf. Zatanna's willing to do anything to see him again... anything!


A Dance in the Moonlight

Prologue:

Cursed

Once upon a time, a man and a woman were overjoyed by the birth of their daughter. She was a healthy 7 pounds, had delicate pink skin and soft whisps of raven-black hair. Her name was Lady Zatanna of the Zatara House. Across the town, another noblewoman gave birth to a girl who was gifted with beautiful blonde hair and named Mary Elizabeth Kane, better known as Bette. The townspeople thought young Zatanna more beautiful so Bette's mother, Madame Kane, grew jealous. Making a deal with an evil sorcerer, Madame Kane had Zatanna cursed to turn into a wolf as soon as the light of the Full Moon touched her skin. Zatanna's parents still loved her and became scared for her life and so she was kept on the Zatara estate.

When Zatanna was 6-years-old, her mother fell ill of a mysterious disease. Unable to find a cure, her mother's dying wish was for Zatanna to protect her secret no matter the cost. Feeling she required a mother-figure in her life, Zatanna's father got remarried to Madame Kane. Through her father's second marriage, Zatanna gained two stepsisters, Bette Kane and Barbara Gordon, who were half-sisters themselves from Madame Kane's past two marriages. Zatanna's father, Lord Zatara, was a trader and travelled often so didn't see how their step-family disliked Zatanna so much.

At the age of 14, Lord Zatara returned from Spain with gifts for his family. While Bette and Barbara's gifts were extravagant and expensive, Zatanna's was a simple lavender dress with a violet rose in the middle of neckline and a golden locket. Bette and Barbara envied Zatanna for the love her father showed her. After only being home a few days, Lord Zatara fell ill. Every time Madame Kane gave him medicine, he'd get worse but, whenever Zatanna gave him medicine, he'd get better. Sadly, Lord Zatara ultimately passed away and Zatanna was left in the care of her stepmother... who hated her.

By the age of 19, Zatanna was a servant in her own home. She'd lock herself away during the Full Moon and she'd serve her stepsisters without question. Despite her entire life coming across as cursed, Zatanna still held out hope that she'd be free.