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When powerless, unfavoured Princess Soleia was arranged to marry the newly titled Duke Orion Elsher, she assumed they would find love eventually.

Who knew that her father would send off her husband mere hours later to fight a war?

Soleia was left alone to deal with an impoverished fief, a crumbling estate, and spiteful, vindictive relatives of the Duke who all wished to see her gone. 

She couldn’t leave― there was nowhere else to go. Soleia desperately wanted her husband to return so he could offer her a helping hand. However, when he did, he returned with Elowyn, a woman he claimed was his true love. 

A woman hellbent on taking her place as the rightful Duchess, no matter what she had to do to get Soleia out of the way. 

Mistreated, misunderstood, and miserable, Soleia was eventually thrown out of the estate she helped build.

Fortunately, when one door closes, another one opens. Unknown to Soleia, a man more powerful than her husband had been watching her, waiting for the right time to snatch her into his gilded cage. Duke Elsher had been foolish to let go― but the crown prince of Raxuvia wouldn’t make the same mistake.

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Prequel to Stolen by the Rebel King.

The Hidden King's Stolen Wife

"Oliver, I didn't take you to be a liar." Rafael raised an eyebrow. His expression was cavalier, but his eyes were cold as he stared down at his most trusted subordinate. "You disappoint me. How could you spin such a tall tale to get out of trouble?"

"Your Highness, I swear on my life, and the lives of my entire family, I know what my eyes saw," Oliver said, his voice deathly serious as he gazed up at Rafael.

"That man Florian tried to attack Princess Soleia, but before I could step in, she grabbed his ring. He got his men to attack her instead, but then Princess Soleia conjured ice and shot it in his direction. If you do not believe me, you can question his guards."

"Presumptuous of you to give me orders. Rise." Rafael frowned to himself as Oliver scrambled to his feet with a low grateful bow. "Go and keep an eye on Elowyn. She's actually Lady Elinora Wynsler, and she has ties with my brother."

Distasteful Man