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MatureContentIwasbornabastardtotheArchdukeofBeloria,scornedbecauseofmyodd-lookinghairandsicklybody,maltreatedbymystepmotherandsister.Andmyfather?Heneverlookedmyway.Iwasthereminderofamistakehecouldneveraccept.MyentirelifeshouldvebeentryingtolivethroughmydaysasalabeledwhoresdaughterandthetainttothenoblehousebuteverythingchangedwhenmymarriagetotheLycanMonarchwasannounced.Lycansareapexpredators,superiorbeings,beastmen,andoriginatorsofthosehorrorstoriesyourparentstoldyouabouttomakeyoubehave.Myfathersawfittothrowmetothebeastsasameanstoreclaimthelostlands.Iwasthebargainforabetterfutureforthelasthumankingdom,butIfeltmorecursedthanblessed.ForcedintotrainingtopleaseabeastandensureIwasfittobehiswife.IdreadedthedayIdwedtheMonarchandbetreatednolessthanhumanmeat.Iveheardstoriesabouthim,andtheyarefarworsethananycombined.Theycallhimamindlessbeast,merciless,theultimatefearedbeingintheentirerealm,andtheterrorthatbestedthevampiresinwarandendeditunderhisrule.Myfuturewasbleak.ButwhenthedayarrivedandIsetmygazeonthebeastImmeanttomarry...IrealizedDrevonBaltharwasunliketherumors;theydidnttellthewholestory.