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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 wooden wheels rattled loudly as the carriage crossed the rocky road. Two women were seated inside while a man with black hair and obsidian eyes drove the carriage towards the border of Ardel and Dracor.

Eventually, they came to a stop at a post-guarded path.

One of the soldiers guarding the area inquired, "Where are you heading to?"

"We're returning to the City of Tarnova," the man responded calmly.

"This route is no longer accessible. His Majesty has prohibited anyone from using it. You have to turn back," ordered the soldier firmly.

"Look, I need to get back home as soon as possible. I am a merchant who has been away from my business for quite some time. Please allow me to pass through this route. I am willing to pay for it," pleaded the man.

"Don't you hear me? It's an order from His Majesty, the new King of Ardel! No one can defy him!" the soldier scolded the man sternly.

The Frustration Of A Knightess