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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

In her chest, Soleia's traitorous heart skipped a beat. Her ears were ringing, and she felt her throat run dry. All she could do was stare at Orion's face, not sure what she should say to that.

Orion Elsher was a handsome man, yes. And when he wasn't a murderous, psychotic tyrant who only had eyes for Elowyn, he was a decent man to get along with, all grudges placed aside.

But those grudges were everything, and placing them aside was easier said than done. Soleia's walls were built and it wasn't going to come down with simple honeyed words and longing gazes. Time and time again, Orion Elsher had proved that promises could be broken, and she couldn't trust that he would fulfill the things they agreed on.

She placed a hand on his chest and gently pushed him away. For a man with such great strength, he easily backed off, allowing her to place the distance between them as she wished.

Walls Were Built