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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 falling glasses rended the air. The two knights, Alex and Drystan, whose eyes were swollen, red and marked with dark circles from exhaustion, exchanged weary glances.

Having completed their punishment, the two knights made a beeline for the kitchen, their stomachs growling from hunger. Since the disciplinary action, they had been deprived of food, left only to quench their thirst from the water fountain at the training ground.

"I suppose they haven't reconciled yet," Drystan remarked, his voice tinged with resignation.

"Just hurry up and eat!" Alex retorted, his impatience seeping through.

Stuffing bread into their mouths, the two knights could hear the echoes of the grand duke's angry shouts emanating from the dining room.

The grand duke's frustration peaked as the glass shattered upon impact with the floor, filling the room with shards and tension.

A Failed Persuasion