Highest rank #1 in Historical "That's enough." He said. "Let her go!" His voice came sharp as steel and in command. The man let go and I almost fell on my knees, weakened from days of starvation and caged in the storage. I looked at him uncertain what to do or think. The mysterious man observed me for a few seconds then strode over to his horse, fetching a flask of water. He loosened the lid and handed it to me. I snatched it from his hand like a feral animal and drank and drank until the last drop of water fell in my mouth. I was thirsty and dying, I couldn't get enough drink of water. He offered me spiced rice ball next and I consumed every bit of it in front of him without feeling any shame or reserved daintiness. I didn't care, I was hungry. I could care less whether I looked like a starving animal or a woman. Once I'm done, he merely groaned and said..."Let's go." I understood right then that I was just sold to a new master, and he is now my new owner. My new owner mounted on his horse, I expected to walk while he rode when he offered me his hand to help lift me up behind him. His gesture surprised me, and I jerked at the sight of his wide palm, thinking he was going to hurt me. "Don't be scared." He murmured, his voice is a gentle wave of softness. "I will not hurt you like your previous masters."

"Don't contact me if you're dying." When Keith Ingram utters those cruel words to his new wife, he doesn't know how much he'll come to regret them. For years, Ella Bryce has loved Keith from afar. When a contract marriage gives her one chance at happiness, she vows to make him see her-even though the scars of her past make her efforts fraught with pain. But just as her devotion begins breaking through his guarded heart, devastating lies shatter their fragile bond. Broken and discarded, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to live on her own terms. She is no longer the unseen girl he left behind. Years later, Keith storms back into her life-colder, harder, and more ruthless than ever. He thinks he knows the truth about their past. He is wrong. Now, Keith must face the reality of what he destroyed. Fate has given him a second chance to see the woman he was blind to, but the road to redemption is paved with secrets. Will he make the same mistake twice... or can he win back the wife he so carelessly threw away? ----------------------------------------- THE MENDED HEARTS SERIES Book 1: The Unseen Bride (Keith & Ella) ← You are here Book 2: The Debts We Don't See (Marcus & Celeste) Each book is a complete standalone with guaranteed HEA. Read in any order, but connect for the full family saga. Trigger warning: This story contains emotional abuse, gaslighting, and family abuse.

في الليلة التي قُتل فيها والدي، اختفى زوجي. لطالما كان لطيفاً معي، خاصةً بعد الحادث الذي تسبب في ضعف ساقيّ. كنت أثق به ثقةً مطلقة. لكنني لم أتخيل قط الحقيقة: أنه تزوجني ليخفي حقيقة أنه قاتل مأجور لقتل والدي. كم بدوتُ سخيفةً وأنا أحب الرجل الذي سيذبح أبي. كم كنتُ حمقاءً حين استسلمتُ حين أمسك بيدي، وذبتُ أمام صوته الرقيق الذي نطق اسمي، وكشفتُ عن نفسي لرقةٍ كانت كلها كذبة. ما لم تكن تعلمه أبدًا هو هذا: بعد اختفائك، تجذّرت البذرة التي زرعتها في داخلي. لا تقلق. سأخبر طفلنا أن والده قد مات. أتمنى أن تبقى على قيد الحياة أينما كنت، لأنني سأسعى للانتقام وسأجدك.

Knight x Princess In a kingdom ruled by fear and tradition, lies a knight and a princess. A knight, cloaked in armor and rumor, wearing a mask that hides a soul weighed down by sorrow and hatred. A princess, being swallowed by expectation, overlooked by those too loud to notice her pain. When fate binds them in an arranged marriage neither of them chose, it is meant to be a sentence. A punishment for her, a strategy for him. But behind guarded eyes and sharp silences, something begins to stir. He sees the quiet fire in her that no one else bothered to notice. She sees the man behind the blade, the one who bleeds and the one who hides. In stolen glances. In late-night conversations and lingering silences. She begins to see the man beneath the steel. He begins to hear the voice behind her silence. But love is dangerous in a world like theirs. Because secrets are buried deep within the castle walls. And neither of them truly knows the other's past... or what their union is truly meant to ignite. He was forged to destroy. She was taught to endure. Together, they may either save a kingdom...or burn it to ash. When sword meets silence, when fear meets fury... what will be born of it? What destiny awaits when the fearsome knight's fury meets the silent strength of the quiet princess? Together, can they rewrite the fate that neither could face alone? *note~i do not own any pictures/images that are uploaded throughout the entirety of this book...all rights go to the rightful owners*

Aurelia Keynes was born to rule. As the eldest daughter of House Keynes, the most powerful ducal family in the empire, she should have had it all: rare magic, unmatched beauty, and a position just shy of royalty. But behind the facade, it was her younger sister, Aterina, who held the family's love... and the crown prince's heart. Behind the splendour and silk, Aurelia's life was nothing more than a stage. Her obsession led to cruelty. Her cruelty led to disgrace. Consumed by jealousy, Aurelia's obsession turned her into the villainess history would never forget. Her execution was meant to be her end..... But death never came. Instead, Aurelia wakes up in her childhood bedroom. The past has not yet happened - but she remembers every bitter, bloody moment. This time, she refuses to become their villainess. She won't beg, chase, or break. If she must die again- She refuses to die a villainess.

في الشرق هناك أرض يحكمها إمبراطور تعيش زوجاته ومحظياته في قصر مترامي الأطراف يُعرف بالقصر الخلفي ماوماو فتاة متواضعة نشأت في منطقة المتعة بالعاصمة على يد والدها الصيدلاني لم تتخيل أبدًا أن القصر الخلفي سيكون له أي علاقة بها حتى تم اختطافها وبيعها للخدمة هناك على الرغم من أنها تبدو عادية إلا أن ماوماو تتمتع بذكاء سريع وعقل حاد ومعرفة واسعة بالطب هذا هو سرها.

تكملة الأحداث من المجلد 11 من الرواية. ملخص ما سبق✨: لا تزال مقاطعة يي سي تعاني من آثار وباء الحشرات. قرر جينشي أن يفعل كل ما في وسعه لمساعدة شعب هذه الأرض، ولكن إلى أي مدى تصل قوته حقًا في العاصمة الغربية ؟ وهل سيندم على جهوده عندما يبدو أن كل الفضل يعود إلى جيوكو-أو ؟ يبدو أن السيد المحلي لديه أجندة خاصة به، لكن جينشي لا يزال لا يعرف ما قد تكون عليه. في هذه الأثناء ، يجب على ماوماو أن تتعامل مع مشكلاتها الخاصة، بدءًا من إيجاد الراحة لطفل مريض وحتى كشف الغموض المحيط بخصم شوغي المفضل لدى الخبير الاستراتيجي الغريب. بطريقة ما، يبدو أن كل إجابة تقودها إلى سؤال أكبر...

A ghost bride. A mysterious duke. A murder that started it all. (cover art by Zamora)

❝𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐦𝐞.❞ A hundred concubines lived in Emperor Sylvos' inner court - the heart of his thorned fortress. With a cruel ranking system, only favored concubines had the honor of meeting with His Majesty. And only the woman able to bear him a child could become empress. Raine Stjorme had climbed the ranks to the top. And after praying each night, she was finally with child. Yet all this was rewarded with the cruelest of fates. Murdered by the man she loved, Raine cursed Emperor Sylvos with her dying breath. She cursed his whole court as they snickered at her final moments. And her curse had taken root. Now, Raine awakens three years before her destined death, on the fateful day she first encounters the emperor. Armed with this second chance, she vows to make him fall - and to bring his empire down with him. But when faced with the tyrant who claimed her heart, could she still follow through? ✦✦✦ 𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙎 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝘿𝙀𝘿: -𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 -𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 -𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙮 -𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚 -𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 -𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 -𝘽𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙁𝙈𝘾 -𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

Under Edit No part of this book should be plagiarized! Micah you are playing with fire! One Kingdom! Five queens! One king. Micah is thrown into the dungeon when she sneaked into the royal castle to try and talk to the king, and tell him to release the farm he took forcefully from her. Things takes a drastic turn, when she escapes and find out her father died...while trying to save the one person she hates....King Ragaleon! Micah is devastated, but soon finds out that her father made a dieing wish....he made Ragaleon promise to get married to his daughter Micah as a way to repay the debt he had to pay. A commoner becomes a queen overnight, not just any queen the third queen of Decreash. Micah has to learn how to act like royalty, stand against four more queens and multiple concubines. Royalty is like a battle field they say, if royalty isn't bloody, what is?!