Vow of Steel
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Last published Sun, Jul 6, 2025
Alisa Reinford always believed she'd marry for love-
not politics, not status, and certainly not because of a contract signed behind her back.
As the heiress to the Reinford Group, she's no stranger to pressure. But when her mother arranges her engagement to Jusis Albarea, the principled second son of a powerful noble house, Alisa does the only thing she can: she walks away.
Enrolling at Thors Military Academy, she's determined to build a future on her own terms.
But fate has other plans.
Jusis is at Thors too-bound by duty, yet far from indifferent. And the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes for Alisa to ignore the connection between them... or the feelings she never expected to grow.
Then there's Rean Schwarzer-kind, grounded, and effortlessly understanding. With him, Alisa doesn't feel like an heiress or a bargaining chip.
Caught between a promise she never asked for and a love she never saw coming, Alisa must navigate loyalty, legacy, and the pull of two very different hearts-before one decision changes everything.
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