Crowned In Deceit
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Last published Mon, Jul 14, 2025
Vera Kuznetsov is a high-born aristocrat in the Russian Empire, forced into an arranged marriage with the dangerous, Ivan Oblenski, a man feared for his ruthlessness and power. Unwilling to submit to a life of control, Vera hatches a deadly plan to kill him and escape her fate.
But as she draws closer to her goal, she finds herself torn. Ivan is a cold, calculating man-yet there's something about him that stirs unexpected feelings in her. Will Vera go through with her deadly plot, or will love and betrayal change everything?
𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮-𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
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