Bound to the Hybrid King
Bound to a ruthless monster by an ancient blood rite, Princess Theia is traded away to a foreign realm, unaware that her dangerous new life might finally grant her the freedom to heal. Secrets are reveal and past trauma is uncovered in this whirlwind journey of slow-burn romance and a reverse harem where the men already love each other.
In the cold shadows of the Royal Palace of Iskeld, Princess Theia has mastered the art of survival through quiet invisibility. Ignored by her father King Aldric and secretly enduring the calculated cruelty of General Callen.
Everything shatters when King Aldric uses her as a political pawn to seal a delicate treaty with their realm's most feared enemy. Nikolai Ashryn is the mythic Hybrid King of Aretrea, a half-vampire and half-werewolf monarch who ended a century of war through unyielding power. Forced into an arranged marriage with Nikolai, Theia is uprooted to his foreign court in Ashbane.
General Callen’s obsession turns volatile, his violence escalating as he tries to keep his grip on her. Meanwhile, within Nikolai’s inner circle, his commanders, Koda, an Alpha wolf and Elior, an ancient vampire, begin to notice the deep scars Theia carries. But there is more between the three powerful men than there seems, and Theia is going to have to figure out how she fits into it all.
Trapped between a past built on silent trauma and a future bound to a legendary beast, Theia must learn to navigate the lethal politics of a new world. Can she discover whether she has merely traded one cage for another, or will Ashbane give her the strength to claim her own life?
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Chapter: Chapter 27: The Unannounced Table Part 3'That is twice now someone has conveniently forgotten to tell you something directly concerning your life,' Koda continued. The humour was gone from his tone, replaced by an edge that made the nearby guards stiffen.Nikolai did not look at Koda. Instead, he set his goblet down with a sharp click that drew an immediate hush across their section of the table. He looked directly at King Aldric.'You arranged a public celebration for my wife and neglected to mention it to her,' Nikolai said. His voice was flat, devoid of warmth or inflection, but it carried across the high table like a blade sliding over stone.King Aldric bristled, clearly irritated at being challenged in front of his court. 'It is a minor matter, King Nikolai. She is my daughter, living under my roof until, at least until tomorrow. Such domestic matters are still handled by my household.''She is your daughter in this room,' Nikolai replied softly. Too softly. The surrounding air seemed to thin, the ambient temperature
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Chapter: Chpater 26: The Unannounced Table Part 2Nothing about this family had ever operated by the rules he was describing, and she suspected he knew that better than anyone at the table. There was, however, no version of saying so that would not make her sound petulant in front of these strangers and a man she had not yet learned how to read. So, she said nothing and instead reached for the cup in front of her, to give her hands something to do.Koda, two seats down, said, easily enough that it did not draw attention, 'No one told her.' It was not quite a question, and it was aimed, she realised, at nobody in particular, a fact simply set down on the table to see who might pick it up.Nobody did.Elior, who sat across from Koda and was beside General Callan, did not say anything either, but she felt him look at her once, briefly, in the same way he had in the throne room. A gaze that was assessing the weight of the room rather than its appearance. She found herself sitting straighter without deciding to, the old instinct kicking i
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Chapter: Chapter 25: The Unannounced Table Part 1A knock came, and Theia’s stomach dropped. Her heart leapt into her chest with its usual panic. It was only as she reasoned that the door hadn’t immediately opened after the knock and that she hadn’t heard his heavy footsteps that she was able to calm her body.Theia was still in her nightclothes, hair unbound and damp at the temples from the basin, when the knock came, brisk and unfamiliar, and a maid she did not recognise put her head round the door when Theia answered.'Your Highness, sorry, Your Majesty.’ She dipped her head curtly. ‘You're wanted in the small dining hall,' the maid said. 'Breakfast. His Majesty and the Ashbane party are already seated.''Breakfast,' Theia repeated dumbly, and made a face both at the idea of eating breakfast with people and the formal title.The word did not attach itself to anything she understood. She had not eaten a meal at a table with other people for a very long time. So long she couldn’t even really remember the last time. Food arrived on t
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Chapter: Chapter 24: The King's Room Part 3'Her horse comes with us,' Nikolai said, before Koda could finish enjoying himself. 'I never said otherwise.''You didn't say anything at all, which is exactly the problem I'm raising.' Koda folded his arms. 'And while we're at it, there's no one on her door tonight. Not one guard, Nico. She's the Queen of Ashbane now, as of about six hours ago, in a palace full of people who'd sooner see the treaty fail than see her leave it breathing, and you forgot something a green recruit wouldn't forget on his first posting.'A flicker of genuine annoyance, directed solely at himself, crossed Nikolai’s face. ‘A fair point. Irritatingly so.’'I do enjoy these moments,' Koda said, entirely without remorse.'I'm certain you do.' Nikolai exhaled, some of the coldness he'd worn all evening finally easing out of him now that there was no one left in the room to perform for. 'See it done tonight. Someone who answers to one of us, not palace staff.''Already arranged,' Koda said, insufferably pleased wi
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Chapter: Chapter 23: The King's Room Part 2'Koda, it’s natural, I think, for her to be sad and scared. And I think you feel for the position she’s in… but…' Nico’s voice had gone softer, but before he could finish, Koda interrupted.'There’s more. I saw bruising at her wrist, old enough to have yellowed, but it was bad enough that I could tell someone must have almost broken it. And then that damn general appeared again, looking for her. The way he spoke to her… She went so still, like I think she actually stopped breathing. She was afraid, more afraid than she was during the blood-binding. Plus, that fucking general was vibrating with rage while watching the binding. He has placed some sort of claim on her, or tried to.'Both Nico and Elior considered Koda’s words.'He looks at her like she belongs to him,' Koda said. 'I've seen that look before on men who own hounds they've beaten into obedience. I don't need your gift to know what that means,' he added to Elior.Nico crossed his arms. He too had felt something odd about the
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Chapter: Chapter 22: The King's Room Part 1The room Nikolai chose was small and windowless, selected for exactly that reason, to limit anyone’s ability to observe him more than necessary. Nikolai had barely closed the door before Koda rounded on him.Koda was pissed.His face lost its usual casual composure.'You could have told her something. Anything. Mother-fucking Goddess, Nico. She doesn’t have a fucking clue what happened to her. And you just… you just stood there like you were carved from stone, letting her believe you’re a monster so she’d be frightened of you.' Koda wasn’t shouting, but he wasn’t calm either.Nikolai’s hackles rose at the accusation. He didn’t want it to be this way, but he had little choice. He knew Koda knew that. He strained to stay calm, to keep his voice even and hard. 'The world believes I am a monster, Koda, or did you forget? There are witnesses everywhere here. I cannot afford to be seen as kind towards the girl.''How about just not treating her like she’s nothing?' Koda's voice climbed, and
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