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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

"It seems like I've touched a nerve," Prince Ricard said with a genial laugh. His smile did not reach his eyes. "I apologize."

Prince Raziel added, "He was often dropped on his head as a child."

"Apology accepted," Soleia said. Her smile turned genuine when she saw their room doors. "And here we are, Prince Ricard, your room is on the left, while Prince Raziel's is on the right. If you require any existence, do ring the bell next to the bed for the servants."

She made a move to leave, but Prince Ricard held out his arm, blocking her escape.

"And what if I want to see you?" Prince Ricard asked. "Will you come running to me if I ring the bell?"

Sir Ralph bristled and he stood forward, blocking Soleia from his brother's hungry gaze.

"The Princess is a married woman. You are here to attend her wedding. This is highly inappropriate," he said with gritted teeth.

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