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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

"They were glowing?" Neville repeated in disbelief.

He leaned down and examined the soft curve of Soleia's ear, where a small selenite crystal earring lay innocently. He prodded at it gingerly; the crystal was cool to the touch. He then carefully removed it to take a closer look.

It was simply an ordinary selenite earring, with no hidden mechanisms or tricks. Rafael cleared his throat irritably.

"The princess loves this pair of earrings. Put it back on for her," Rafael said, and Neville hastened to obey.

Meanwhile, Orion had to once again ignore the petty jealousy that was starting to rear its ugly head. Ralph knew this was her favorite pair of earrings. Orion wasn't even aware that she had others to compare it to.

Neville twisted his fingers as he stared between Orion and Rafael. "Truth be told… are you certain that was what you saw, Duke Elsher?"

Glowing Earrings