Bride of the Serpent King

Zaiyilathoughtshehadsufferedenough—betrayedbyherownmotherandsoldintomarriagewithawealthy,agingman.Butonthenightofherpre-weddingceremony,everythingtakesadarkandunexpectedturn.Aswarmofdeadlysnakesdescendsuponthegathering,killinghergroom-to-beandthrowingthehallintochaos.FearspreadsasthepeoplerecognizetheserpentsastheservantsoftheenigmaticandterrifyingSnakeKing,Everett.WhenEveretthimselfarrives—astriking,hornedmanofunmatchedbeautyandpower—Zaiyilafindsherselfdrawntohiminwaysshecannotexplain.Despitethefearheinspiresinothers,shefeelsanunshakableconnectiontohim,onethattranscendstherealmoflogic.Themomentshedefiesthefearfulkneelingofthecrowd,sheunknowinglysealsherfate.TakenintoEverett’sdomain,Zaiyilaisforcedtoconfrontnotonlythedangerous,supernaturalworldshe’sbeenthrustintobutalsotheawakeningdesiresshecannotdeny.AssheunravelsthetruthaboutherpastandherconnectiontotheSnakeKing,shemustdecide—willsheresistthepullofdestiny,orwillsheembracethedarknessandpassionthatEverettoffers?Ataleofbetrayal,power,andanirresistiblebond,BrideoftheSerpentKingexploresthefinelinebetweenfearanddesire,fateandchoice.---