Chains of the Crown
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Last published Tue, May 6, 2025
For years, the Kingdom of Knights has fought a losing war against the unstoppable force known only as the King of Shadows. Ruthless and undefeated, he has earned the title "the Merciless", a ruler whispered about in fear-yet no one knows his true name.
With the capital on the brink of collapse, a letter arrives. But instead of a declaration of war, it holds an offer: an end to the bloodshed, a chance for peace... at a cost.
His demand? Princess Rosalie.
To some, it is an opportunity. To others, a surrender. If she accepts, the kingdom will be spared, but at the price of binding herself to a man who has conquered all but remains a stranger even to his own people.
A war won not by blades, but by a quiet, calculated move-because in the end, the Merciless never truly loses.
Peace or power. Mercy or manipulation.
Rosalie must decide whether to play the game... or become another piece on his board.
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