Bellaberry
Kira has spent her life under the cruelty of her stepmother Bridget and the jealousy of her stepsister Alexia. After her father’s sudden death—during which he tried to tell her a vital truth about her destiny—Kira is treated as little more than a servant. One night, while gathering herbs in the Whispering Woods, she discovers a mortally wounded man dying from a poisoned arrow in an abandoned cave. Risking everything, she treats his wounds and keeps him alive until his warriors arrive. She flees without learning his identity, carrying only the memory of his scent and the desperate grip of his hand.
The man she saved is Stefan, the Lycan King. For three years he refuses every political marriage, posts rewards, and turns his palace into a quiet search net—all in pursuit of the girl whose scent he cannot forget. When Kira is sold into palace service, Stefan recognizes her the moment she enters his halls. He claims her as his personal maid, keeping her close while the truth of that night surfaces between them.
As their bond deepens into love, danger closes in. Stefan’s jealous brother Veron, architect of the original ambush, targets Kira. Alexia impersonates the savior to seize power. The deception is exposed and both are punished. Stefan asks Kira to become his queen.
Kira accepts—yet she is the next Moon Goddess, destined to ascend as a living star. On the night she should stand beside him, the celestial summons becomes irresistible. Kira rises into the sky, leaving Stefan heartbroken below. Even as a star, her light remains bound to the man she saved. She is, and always will be, the Lycan King’s Star Maid.
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