Laine trades freedom for his sister's survival, then fights a lethal royal marriage.
When his sister is chosen as tribute for a terrifying Dragon King, Laine takes her place disguised as a maiden. Azael snatches him from the altar, declaring the stunned man his fated mate and eighth bride — a title whose previous holders all perished in agony. Laine rails against wedding another man, yet constant proximity chips away his defiance as genuine tenderness blooms. Neither realizes the curse binding the throne demands Laine's death to be broken.
Why it hooks you
- Cross-dressing sacrifice triggers lethal royal claim
- Seven dead brides haunt the eighth groom
- Reluctant affection blossoms amid death sentence
Intensity
High-stakes fantasy romance where every tender moment inches the hero closer to a fatal price.
