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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

As soon as he walked into the tent, Kyren laid his wife on the floor, placed with the tent footprint and thick blankets. Anna shuddered as she settled her body onto the soft covers and rested her head on a makeshift headrest made of cloth.

"Wait for a moment. I'll be quick," he said as he hastily removed his clothes, leaving only his braise on.

Then, he came to her and lifted her in a sitting position. His hand loosened her straps as he began to remove her clothes.

"Kyren… the knights are out there," said Anna, embarrassed by his action.

"Your body is still cold, and you're exhausted. The fastest way to warm you as you rest is by embracing skin-to-skin and wrapping you with the duvet simultaneously," he added, "My body temperature will heat you in no time. Don't think of anything else. Just focus on me, all right?"

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