"You're shaking," he murmured, his palm cupping her heat with a heavy, possessive weight that made her knees give way. He didn't just touch her; he staked a claim, his fingers sliding in her folds with a slow, agonizing deliberation that demanded her absolute focus. "You're suffocating me," she panted, her hands clutching his shoulders as the relentless friction turned her blood to liquid fire. "I am keeping you where you belong," he growled, his teeth sinking into the curve of her shoulder as his other hand came at her until she was nothing but a pulse against his hand. She was sent as a political bride, a living apology, a pawn meant to wither beneath the weight of an unforgiving empire. He was a ruler forged by betrayal, untouched by warmth, and sworn never to need a woman by his side. Their marriage was meant to be a sentence-hers to endure, his to ignore. But when a woman expected to break instead reaches the heart of an emperor, the empire itself begins to crack. In a world of crowns, bloodlines, and ruthless power, this is the story of a bride who was never meant to live... and the emperor who was never meant to love. 1st of the dragonbound crown series

❝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

Devour Me Series #2: Hers to Ruin An Intersex Dark Romance "A marriage forged in love, vengeance, and secrets." Aurora DeLacroix built her empire on power and ambition--- but when it begins to crumble, the only woman who can save her is the one she once abandoned. Sloane Duvall returns not as a lover, but as vengeance in silk and steel. Her price? Marriage. What starts as a deal soon becomes a dangerous game of obsession, betrayal, and forbidden desire. But while Sloane craves revenge, Aurora hides a devastating secret... one that could shatter them both. In Monaco's glittering shadows, love isn't salvation. It's ruin. MOST OUTSTANDING RANKING: #1 - gxglesbianlgbt #1 - lesbianromance #1 - samesexlove #1 - womanpower #3 - womensfiction #3 - vengeance