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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 face was clouded with uncertainty as she asked, "He must be a true supporter of the empire, right?"

Kyren's response was curt and to the point. "He is," he answered firmly. "The grand duke has undivided loyalty towards the Imperial Majesties and the Ro'an Empire, and so do his men."

Anna's heart was heavy with fear as she heard the reply. She imagined the possibility of the knights, healer, and his assistant despising her once they knew she was the Princess of Ardel.

In the blink of an eye, she would be deprived of all the valuable relationships and care she had ever received from them.

The thought of losing Kyren, her only family, was more frightening than anything else. She knew if that happened, everything she had gained in Cassian would be gone, leaving her alone and vulnerable.

"There's something you need to know about the grand duke," Kyren said, poised to reveal the truth to the princess.

A Delicate Matter