Damned by Him

PrincessRosalineofEverbloomwasnevermeanttobeasacrifice,butthat’sexactlywhatshebecamethemomentherfathersealedherfate.ForcedintoanarrangedmarriagewithDukeXandrosofDagon,amanwhisperedtobemoredevilthannoble,Rosalinestepsintoaunionwrappedinfear,blood,anddarkrumors.Theysayeverywomanwhosoughthishandmetatragicend.TheysayhebendspowerlikeacurseandhastheEmperorhimselfdancingtohiswill.Theysayheisnotamantolove…butamonstertosurvive.Sowhydoeshelookatherlikeshe’ssomething…different?Inapalacewheresilencehidessecretsandshadowsbreathe,Rosalinequicklylearnsthatherhusbandisfarmoredangerousthanthestories—butalsofarmorecomplicated.Beneathhiscoldcrueltyliessomethingunsettling…somethingalmostprotective.Possessive.Obsessive.Andthenthetruthbeginstounravel.BecauseRosalineisnotjustaprincess.Sheisbeinghunted.Asenemiescloseinandherhiddenidentitybeginstosurface,onequestionthreatenstodestroyeverything:IsXandrosthedeviltheworldfears…ortheonlyonecapableofsavingher?Andmoredangerously,Whathappenswhenthemonstermeanttoruinherbecomestheonlymanshecannotlivewithout?Inamarriagebornfrompoweranddeception,lovewasneverpartofthebargain…Sowhydoesitfeellikethemostdangerousthingofall?