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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

King Kyden's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing Kiev's challenge. The unexpected response caught him off guard, derailing his plan to force the Mederian Prince into a difficult choice between Elis and Anna. His calm expression gave way to bewilderment.

"How preposterous of you to challenge me!" the king exclaimed, his initial composure replaced by an annoyance.

"Why so, Your Majesty? Are you rejecting my challenge? Wouldn't that disgrace you? Didn't you proclaim yourself as the benevolent king from the monarch appointed by Her Imperial Majesty the Empress?"

The king clenched his teeth, increasingly irritated by the subtle smile on the Mederian Prince's face.

"I will not waste my time on such petty matters! You should not be meddling in Cassian affairs, Prince Kiev!" retorted King Kyden.

An Acknowledgement As Family