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IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be known that this book wouldn't have made it this far without the support my dear writing buddy Rachel E. Canton who is a great writer of SINS OF THE SERAPHIM - https://www.webnovel.com/book/sins-of-the-seraphim_26438336605116805 and Derek J. Perna

To Rachel & Derek, Thank you for everything!
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When the last heir of Ardel lost everything, fate would bring her to her rightful protector.

Anna Adhemar, the forgotten princess, found herself betrayed by the Regent. Hunted by the Bargesians and the ruthless slave traders, she desperately fled for her life. 

Rescued by a mysterious man, her newfound safety was short-lived as she succumbed to a potent aphrodisiac. Then, she awoke in the arms of the fearsome Knight Commander of Gerhard, stripped bare, in a foreign kingdom. 

Fear, confusion, and a sense of profound devastation enveloped her. 

But the man before her declared, "I am your husband. I married you last night."

Then, with unwavering determination, he vowed, " You're my woman now. No one can hurt my woman."
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Kyren Raychard, the Crown Prince who had chosen to forsake the throne and became celibate, led the Knights of Gerhard to safeguard his kingdom’s border from slave trading activities.

Outside his camp, he found Anna poisoned and delirious. The healer informed him of the only cure, of which he must race against time to give and honour her. 

For the first time, he felt an overwhelming instinct to protect and claim her as his own. 

Unaware of his deepening affection, he belatedly realised his feelings as he stood on the brink of losing her.

Bound by a soul-binding spell, their fates intertwined…

The Grand Duke's Soulmate

Anna's closed eyelids slowly fluttered as the sense of awakening emerged through her. She saw the familiar space when her eyes opened, her visual focus sharpened. She could also feel the softness of the bed and the duvet covering her.

A surge of hotness and stickiness washed over her body, with a sense of fatigue and malaise. The soreness spread through her muscles, a little ache pounded her head, and a feeling of dryness hung in her throat.

Upon waking up, the princess was confused and disoriented. She did not remember returning to the commander's tent, so she could not comprehend why she was there.

Anna turned her head to the incoming voice. The figure of Kyren, who sat beside the bed, filled her sight. Her lips parted a bit as her eyes darted at him. Then she realised that his large, calloused hand was weighing on hers.

[Bonus chapter] A Reconciliation