Azalea_Belrose

Betrayed. Abducted. Bound by Vengeance.

Angel thought turning twenty would mean freedom—escaping the gilded cage her father built around her. But on the night of her birthday, she lost everything. Taken by Leoric, the man who had spent years plotting his revenge, she was meant to be nothing more than a pawn—a sacrifice to break her father’s pride.

But fate had other plans.

A mysterious vortex pulls them into a deadly new world—a land ruled by darkness, where power belongs to the strong and escape is impossible. The only way back? A tribute to the supreme ruler: a virgin bride.

With danger closing in and an unbreakable bond forming between captor and captive, Angel and Leoric must face an impossible choice. In a world where innocence is currency and survival demands sacrifice, will revenge still be enough?

Or will they become each other’s salvation?

The Tribute Bride

Barawin Settlement, Northern part of Astralis.

In the largest, most opulent cave dwelling —grander even than that of the tribe's own leader—King Akdan, the Scorpion King was restless. He was back to his cursed form, a grotesque amalgamation of man and beast. Shadows from the torchlight in the corner of the room twisted over his gleaming exoskeleton as he paced, his eight legs clicking ominously against the stone floor.

Seated on the brick bed, Diana watched him anxiously, her fingers clenched in her lap. She had seen this version of him before—the one steeped in fury, caged in a form not entirely human. And she feared him.

"Relax my king. I haven't seen you so impatient in a long while." Vera, who was sitting on a stone chair in front of the bed, said.

The Barawin Tribe