#Wattys2025 Shortlist Crimson Veil The wedding was just the beginning. When her kingdom falls and her cousins are slaughtered, Meira of Ink and Bone is spared - not out of mercy, but as a weapon. Ryul, the ruthless general turned Emperor, sees in her both a threat to his power and the perfect key to seal his rule. But Meira refuses to kneel. Dragged into a forced engagement, she becomes a pawn in a court of veils, ancient prophecies, and burning secrets. Haunted by visions of a future she cannot escape - one where her body yields to the very man who conquered her world - Meira must decide if she will break... or remake the empire from within. He wants her loyalty. She wants his blood. And the Veil watches them both. A dark, gothic fantasy laced with sensual tension, power plays, and spiritual warfare - Crimson Veil is a slow-burn psychological battle between a cursed bride and the man determined to own her soul.

#18+ #Adult #Voilence #Language #smut As Ruby anticipated her marriage with a polite sweet Prince, it was suddenly broken as her father signed an impossible treaty. She was sold to the Alpha King as his wife to keep the peace between the two kingdoms. Betrayed by her own father she gave in to what was expected of her. And be the wife of a Lycan King. She never realized how possessive a man could be before she met him. And he, who could have everything including all women at his disposal found himself only obsessed with the innocent human married to him. "White doesn't suit you." He whispered as he pulled the laces of her dress and let the fabric fall down her body. "Pearls don't suit you either." his hand pulled apart the pearls she wore letting the choker fall down her chest. "Then my king suggests I go about n-naked-" She gasped as his fingers wrapped around her neck and he shook his head softly. "Bare only in my sight" With that he bites down her neck causing her to fall in his arms.