They betrayed their future Empress
READING AGE 16+
For generations, House Vealmar ruled the kingdom of Eldridge—until the rise of the Blackfyre Empire, a force that conquered everything beneath the sun.Princess Valerie Vealmar has spent her entire life preparing to become queen. Since childhood, she has been betrothed to Prince Devon Blackfyre, heir to the empire that brought her people to their knees.To her, Devon was a legend—the fearless prince destined to become her husband.But when they meet again as adults, the man before her is nothing like the hero she remembers.Devon is cold. Distant. Unreadable.Until one night—Everything changes.A single moment of intimacy. A kiss that lingers longer than it should. And for a fleeting second, Valerie believes the man she once imagined might still exist.Now, bound by duty and shadowed by desire, Valerie is given a task by the Eldridge council to use the marriage. Get close to him. Help bring down the empire from within.But the closer she gets, the more dangerous the line becomes.Because now, Valerie must choose—Betray the man she’s beginning to love…or the kingdom that depends on her.Preview:“You don’t get to tell me what to do.”“No,” he said, stepping closer. “But I will.”
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VALERIE POV
The crowd's silence grew louder. Dreaded, heads turned at each other but no one spoke. The announcer looked up to my father for his approval who responded with a nod.
Devon's eyes still hooked onto me as his horse slowly moved to position, I gulped down, sweat slid from my hairline, settling against ……
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