Patty
To save her dying human kingdom from total annihilation, Princess Seraphina is traded as a political bride to the feared Emperor of the Under-Realm, Lord Malakar. Known as the "Devil’s Shadow," Malakar is an ice-cold, ruthless half-demon Lycan king burdened by a dark, ancestral blood-curse. Seraphina expects a lifetime of torment or a swift execution. Instead, she enters a gothic citadel trapped in a web of deadly court politics and ancient secrets. Malakar treats her as a fragile, disposable human weakling, keeping his distance to protect his dark heart. But when a terrifying ancestral madness takes over the King, Seraphina surprises the entire court by using a hidden, dormant light magic to soothe his beast. As a brutal war erupts and family betrayals surface, Malakar’s cold walls shatter into a fierce, dangerous possessiveness. But the shadows run deep. A vengeful Witch Queen enters the castle under a false prophecy, developing a deep sisterly bond with Seraphina while secretly slipping a deadly toxin into her tea. Trapped between a King's untamed obsession, a sister's hidden poison, and a reformed prince's devastating past, Seraphina must transform from a helpless pawn into a powerful warrior Empress to save her unborn child and her kingdom.
110