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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

The night's air was chillier when the sun went down. As the daylight became shorter with the incoming change of season, the night time grew longer and colder.

Elongated shadows of the couple were cast on the tent canvas as they stood together against the light.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked her.

A wrinkle formed between his eyebrows.

"Oh, please! I've been cooped up in the tent for so long!" her soft, clear voice reached his ears. Her hands wrapped his arm and shook it as she begged his permission.

"It's cold outside. What if you get sick again?"

She pouted when she listened to his raised concern. His reluctance to let her out made her feel dejected.

"Are you bored of looking at me every day?" he guessed as he looked at her glum face wonderingly.

"No, I'm not! It's just that... well... I want to go out. Eating together with the knights would be fun," she responded.

The Awaited Announcement