So Much for Happily Ever After
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Last published Sun, Nov 23, 2025
When Duke's daughter Mia (Marion) Evangeline Rosaria is publicly rejected by her fiancé, Crown Prince Edward, her once-perfect life crumbles into ruin. Fleeing from humiliation and betrayal, she finds unexpected refuge in the cold marble halls of a distant kingdom - under the watchful gaze of Prince Callen, whose charm masks a storm of secrets, and her devoted guard Asher, whose loyalty borders on something far more dangerous.
But the peace she clings to begins to fracture. Whispers of old legends resurface - of hybrids, curses, and a snow wolf bound by ancient blood. When Mia unknowingly awakens one of these myths, the world around her begins to twist: loyalties blur, hearts darken, and love itself turns possessive, desperate, and consuming.
Caught between two men who would burn kingdoms to keep her, Mia must uncover the truth behind the legends - and the darkness that binds them all - before affection turns to obsession... and the line between protector and monster disappears forever.
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