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She's the Queen who lost a war. And he's the man who won.

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Theodora is the Queen of Polis, a city-state that lost the war against the most powerful empire in the continent.
She is sure that they'll execute her immediately but, somehow, she survives the meeting with the Emperor, and she finds herself... Married?
Tossed in a new world without connections and allies, she has to either accept her fate or lose the chance to help her people once again.
She soon finds out that her new husband knows more about her than she does herself, and that his purposes are often far from what she expects.
A fallen queen that doesn't know how to be anything else. A handsome Duke who's the cause of her ruin. And their efforts to find some happiness in a marriage that's been forced on them.

WARNING: there are contents not suitable for a sensitive audience.
The smut scenes are half-censored at the beginning, but the amount and details will increase after a few dozen chapters (according to the Queen's mood .-. )

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«I'm sorry for lying to you, your grace...»
«You're a Duchess. No one will dare to consider your words a lie: if you say that you were painting souls, then it's the truth.»
«I will remember it.»
«No, you have to understand it, Theodora. You're not a prisoner, but my wife. I'll protect you when you need it, and I'll help you with any issue you have. You're not just a Duchess in the name. You're my Duchess.»
«It's hard to believe in such a short amount of time.»
«For now, stop shaking like a chicken. I won't hurt you.»

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Cover from Vatarison.art

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My other stories on Webnovel:
* The Cursed Tyrant and His Reluctant Queen (historical and fantasy romance, ongoing)
* Destined: the Vampire's Soulmate (fantasy romance, completed, ~150 chapters expected)
* Unexpected Gift (sci-fi romance, ongoing, free to read, 1k chapters expected)

Crazy Duke and Fallen Queen

After getting rid of Patricia and making everyone believe she has an affair with Marquise Lindell, I don't have to worry about that man anymore. Anything he says will be interpreted as the crazy hatred of a man in love. Not in love with me, obviously.

Alexander has relaxed a bit, seeing how I have everything under control.

We go back to our seats, and he tenderly caresses my face.

«Don't make me worry, all right?» he mumbles.

I simply nod, hoping to hearten him with a single gesture. I won't let him know that I've prepared a fake poisoning too, as an emergency plan. It's better if he doesn't know it.

Also, I have to reward Kate when this is all over. She helped me so much to set everything in place.

The music resumes, and the party continues as nothing happened.

Traps of the Palace