Freya fights to escape a ritual that requires her death to save her husband.
Freya is sold to Lord Callum, a nobleman consumed by a black thorn curse that gives him ten days to bond with his fated mate. The wedding proceeds, but the celebration masks a death sentence: the magic sustaining Callum's life requires Freya's sacrifice. Trapped in a gilded cage with a husband who needs her dead to survive, she must navigate a marriage designed to execute her before the deadline expires.
Why it hooks you
- Cursed marriage hides lethal magical price
- Ten-day deadline fuels desperate survival stakes
- Heroine outwits a system built to kill her
Intensity
High-stakes fantasy romance where every intimate moment carries a lethal magical cost.