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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

"I don't believe you!" yelled the camp chief.

"Want to bet?" asked Kyren in a mocking tone. "We've conquered all the peaks of this island, and our artillery is aimed directly at your camp. Didn't you notice how easily our long-range attack subdued your watchtowers in just moments? Should you refuse to surrender, we will immediately unleash a devastating assault that will reduce your camp to cinders. You won't even have the slightest chance to retaliate."

Angered by the challenge, Danbar ordered the Pirate Captain, "Get your men ready to fight him! We will not adhere to his demand!"

"He wouldn't dare raise his sword against me," said the Grand Duke as he glanced at Captain Blackmane and his men.

"Tell me, Captain, do you still remember what Her Imperial Highness said? 'Touch a single hair of my people or me, or take even a single grain from this ship, then you'll face my wrath.'"

A Successful Persuasion