H O U S E O F R U I N
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Dante, a possessive, overprotective prince who now needs to find a woman who can fulfill all his and country's needs. But this time, that woman wouldn't be from just any noble, respected family. She was his one weakness, his one iron in the fire. He knew her quite well and so did she.
A daughter, a girl who never wanted what was coming for her. Elena wasn't just some princess who obeyed and went along. She never wanted the life her family, her country, gave her, she wanted to fight, to breathe. He was that feeling, that thing. Until he wasn't. Now three years later, they are reunited. No one knows what happened for those 3 years, now Having to marry one another after all they've been through. And least to say she isn't happy. But he is.
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