The Bargain of Thorns
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In a city of smoke and steel, where crowns are forged to bind more than kingdoms, one desperate choice entwines fate, power, and forbidden desire.
When she slips the wrong crown upon her head, a young rebel is marked by a curse older than the empire itself-one that binds her blood, her will, and her very soul. Branded by a sigil that grows stronger with every beat of her heart, she finds herself tethered to a prince of fire and shadows, a man sworn to destroy everything she stands for.
But the crown does not care for enemies or vows. It only claims.
As rebellion simmers in the gears of the city and secrets coil in the smoke-choked streets, she must decide whether to fight the bond consuming her-or surrender to a destiny that could ruin them both.
And somewhere in the cracks of loyalty and ruin, love begins to burn.
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