MiesKat
In the Western Empire, history is written in blood. Centuries ago, a woman of legendary beauty was burned to ash for rejecting a King's obsession, leaving behind a legacy of vengeance that refuses to die.
Now, the cycle begins anew. Colette Gazzer, a minor noble, is forced into a desperate masquerade as a runaway princess to secure a volatile political alliance. She believes her only challenge is surviving the wedding ceremony-until she realizes the man she is meant to marry, the sharp-eyed Prince Fenno, has already seen through her charade.
Her life expectancy has just dropped to a matter of minutes.
Trapped between a Duke with a lethal, ancient secret and a Prince who finds her terror deeply amusing, Colette is a pawn in a game where the penalty for losing is death. As the forgotten curse begins to stir and the scent of blood fills the palace corridors, she must navigate a web of intrigue before the shadows of the past consume her entirely.