The Chronic Illness Duchess Wants To Live

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Daughters of her house never survived to adulthood. Angelina spent eighteen years waiting for the family curse to claim her, only to be handed a different death sentence - marriage to the feared "Monster of the North," Duke Oscar Delmark.

But she arrived to find no terrifying warlord. There was only a ruined territory, and a husband locked in a coma.

The Empire expected her to die in the cold. Instead, Angelina found freedom.For five years, the naive Duchess quietly rebuilt the North. She revived the barren land, won the loyalty of its people, and turned a wasteland into a stronghold.

Then, the Duke woke up.

Oscar Delmark opened his eyes expecting a ruined home and an imperial spy. Instead, he found a determined, capable woman ruling his duchy.
Now, hidden enemies are closing in. Oscar needs his vengeance. Angelina needs protection as her family's fatal clock begins its final, agonizing countdown.

A ruthless Duke. A dying Duchess. A partnership forged in ice-if only Angelina can live long enough to see it through.