Gilded By Chains
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In the kingdom of Aldenwyth, where wolves are soul-bound to royals and secrets twist like ivy through marble halls, Lady Eliese Stronle is torn between duty and desire. Born into a powerful western house, curvy, keen-witted, and chosen by the throne, Eliese is bound by politics to marry Crown Prince Keail Lenstrom, a man of charm, cruelty, and chilling ambition.
But her heart drifts to another: Wesyrus, her brooding knight sworn to protect her virtue, yet increasingly tangled in her soul. Tender, bold, and burdened by his bastard birth, Wesyrus awakens in Eliese a yearning for freedom and choice. As her direwolf cub grows into a blazing symbol of untamed loyalty, Eliese must face the truth that love is not always safe and loyalty is not always deserved.
Amid pageantry, whispered plots, and the looming threat of betrayal, Eliese must decide if she will be a queen forged by duty or a woman who seizes her fate by fire.
TW, this story will contain: Sexual scenes, Non-consensual encounters/scenes, Violence, Blood, Swearing.
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