A brother posing as a virgin sacrifice becomes a dragon king's doomed eighth consort.
Laine never expected to survive the altar. Sent in his sister's stead to appease a dragon, he instead faces King Azael, who seizes the bewildered substitute and pronounces him fated mate number eight. The monarch's seven prior spouses perished in agony, a history that makes Laine's refusal absolute — he will not wed a man, let alone a ruler shadowed by death. Yet confinement within the king's orbit erodes resistance through quiet moments and unguarded exchanges, forging affection neither anticipated. Both remain blind to the curse's true price: breaking it will demand Laine's life.
Motifs
Substitution at the altar
Deadly marital pattern
Unwanted bond deepening
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The tension between a stubborn sacrifice and a cursed monarch drives this slow-burn fantasy romance.
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