The Devil's Bride 🩸
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Last published Mon, Aug 11, 2025
To save her crumbling family, Elira Valen is forced to marry into the most feared syndicate in the kingdom - to Dante Vortigan, a man carved from shadow, whispered to be the devil himself. But Elira has a secret: she plans to kill him. One day. One strike. One perfect moment.
Yet the deeper she steps into his world of blood and power, the more she realizes Dante isn't the only monster lurking within the palace walls. Mirrors begin to move. Shadows whisper her name. And something ancient - something cursed - is watching.
Bound to a man she swore to destroy, hunted by a force older than death, Elira must decide what she fears more: the devil she married... or the darkness that wants her soul.
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