What could be worse than being in debt for the king himself. As a mere princess, going through coronation to get crowned to a kingdom your father ruled. After the death of all your family members, you found yourself empty. Now, before hearing that your father left burdens behind for you to behold.
You didn't have a choice but to set up a meeting with an old childhood friend, Cyril. The new emperor of the Xera kingdom. Who he supposedly had ruled over after the very natural death of his father and the very common disappearance of his older brother. It was a mystery, not for everyone. Rather a mystery never to be told because of the consequences, who would dare say a word to the new king? It didn't take him a few months before he had already took full control over the empire. Leading everything with precision and sternness that could turn to cruelness at some points.
After the death of her own father, executed by Cherosander, father of Cyril for the supposedly betrayal of the secrets of the Xera empire. Her mother following his death after a few months out of grieve and sadness, leaving Misora alone. Now crowned princess, she couldn't help but feel hatred for Cyril. Even though they used to be more than friends, when they were teenagers. Age of emotions and relations, both of them had a growing attraction for eachother until it fell and crumbled to the ground. Because of the arguments between the two nations, her father's and his.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.