Bound to Ivory
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When loyalty is a weapon and desire a trap, love may be the deadliest betrayal of all.
Princess Ivory is nothing more than the quiet, overlooked second daughter. But behind her harmless smile likes a dangerous secret.
When a raven delivers a warning of betrayal within the court, Ivory's hunt begins. Yet she is not the only one stalking shadows. Sir Sylas, a knight from the rival court, arrives as a guest at her fathers ball. Honourable by oath, but bound to secrets of his own.
Thrown together by schemes, assassination attempts, and a conspiracy that could shatter both their kingdoms, Ivory and Sylas wage a war of wit and will. Each knows the other is hiding something. Each knows the first to falter will lose everything.
The line between enemy and ally blurs.. and one misstep could cost not just their hearts, but their crowns.
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