What Was Once Broken
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Princess Anastasia of Grierden was born to rule. Fierce, intelligent, and the daughter of the most powerful queen in the realm, she never questioned the war that severed her kingdom's alliance with Branxton-until she was kidnapped by Malcolm Brutvus, heir of a forgotten nation.
What begins as a desperate hunt for Branxton's lost treasure quickly unravels a far greater truth. The war wasn't what it seemed. The betrayal wasn't real. And her father-the man she once idolized-wasn't the villain history made him out to be.
Bound by fate and circumstance, Anastasia and Malcolm must set aside their differences to reclaim what was lost. But alliances don't mend overnight, and neither does the heart. As Anastasia finds herself falling for the very man she once called her enemy, she faces an impossible choice: honor her kingdom's past or forge a new future alongside the one person she shouldn't love.
Enemies by history. Lovers by fate. Royals by duty.
And this time, their choices will shape their world.
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