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"An eye for an eye," I told myself every night as I dreamed of his death. He was the monster who had ruined my life, the devil in every nightmare.
But now, he stands before me, alive, no longer cursed, and all I can feel is the heat of his gaze, stripping me bare. I wanted to end him... but now, it feels like he's already ended me.”

In the Kingdom of Rivera,  Kaden, the ruthless crowned alpha Prince, lay cursed in eternal slumber. Lily, a servant girl with a hidden past, arrived on a mission of vengeance, seeking to kill the monster who slaughtered her family and destroyed her colony. But when she touched him, the curse was broken. Instead of death, Kaden offered her a shocking proposal: become his mate and bear his heirs. Now, Lily is bound to her enemy, torn between the desire that burns within her and the revenge that fuels her soul. Will she succumb to the darkness that haunts them both, or will her thirst for vengeance consume him... and herself?

The Cursed Prince’s Bride

The door to King Alexander's chamber creaked as Kaden pushed it open. The room that was once filled with warmth and the lingering scent of cedar and ink, now reeked of sickness.

The King lay amidst a mountain of blankets, his powerful frame shrunken by the illness. His broad shoulders, which had carried the weight of the kingdom for several decades was frail and sunken. His once thunderous voice, capable of silencing entire halls, was reduced to shallow breaths.

"Father." Kaden's voice cracked as he approached the bedside. The King's eyes barely flickered open. When they did, they were glassy, unfocused, staring past Kaden.

"My lord," a healer said softly, bowing as he approached. His face was lined with exhaustion. "We have tried everything—herbs, tonics, even rare elixirs brought from the east. The illness resists all treatment. It is beyond—"

Chapter 37