Venom & Velvet
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Enemies. Prisoner. Prophecy. Love was never meant to be part of the story.
In a kingdom ruled by masks and cruelty, Seraphine Vale is a forgotten name - a girl with violet eyes, a cursed bloodline, and scars carved into her back by those who feared her potential. Captured while stealing from the Royal Archives, she is sentenced to silence, stripped of freedom, and forced into servitude within the palace walls.
Her warden is none other than Darius Cael Thorne, heir to the Serpent Throne - a man born of war, haunted by prophecy, and known for his brutal efficiency. Assigned to interrogate her, Darius is prepared to break her. What he doesn't expect is her defiance... or the way her pain mirrors his own.
As whispers of rebellion echo through the capital and an ancient prophecy resurfaces, Seraphine and Darius are drawn together in a dance of sharp glances, secret kindnesses, and forbidden truths. But the deeper Darius digs into her lineage, the more he realizes: Seraphine is not just a prisoner.
She's a weapon.
And the kingdom is terrified of what will happen when she remembers how to use her teeth.
Bloodied by betrayal and bound by fate, two enemies must decide if love is their greatest weakness...
Or the sharpest blade they'll ever wield.
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