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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 sound of horses galloping came to a halt as the group reached the edge of a dark and unknown forest.

The eerie ambience was unsettling, with the occasional sound of strange creatures echoing throughout the atmosphere and the scent of rotten bark wafting in the air.

At his command, Brone, the burly and fierce-looking Bargesian leader, signalled for the group to pause their journey. They had yet to reach the Cassian border and were headed towards Gantz at Kaizer's order.

He dismounted from his horse and cautiously moved a few steps forward, motioning for his group to stay back and wait for him.

His eyes were drawn to a marked tree as he surveyed his surroundings. However, before he could investigate further, a hooded figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, silently materialising before him. Brone was taken aback by the sudden dramatic appearance of the mysterious man and tensed up.

"You startled me, you st*pid mage!" he shouted.

A Dark Mage