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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 scent of burning cedar filled Kaden's chambers, The smell was both comforting and suffocating. His focus wasn't on the play of burning fire and darkness. His mind was elsewhere, consumed by something else.

Lily moved through the room with ease, her hands steady as she wiped the marble basin, gliding effortlessly over its smooth surface.

Kaden leaned against the edge of his desk, arms folded tightly across his chest, watching her. His gaze followed her every step, her every gesture. Everything about her was beautiful, but everything about her also felt unreachable. She was a mystery, one he couldn't seem to solve. Yet here she was, just out of reach again, as she had always been.

"You can keep pretending all you want," Kaden murmured, "But we both know you see me."

Chapter 45