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Forced To Marry The Tyrant I Tried To Assassinate

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Lyra Vale was raised by rebels for one purpose: assassinate the king who destroyed her village. She fails. Captured inside the palace of Aetheris, Lyra expects execution but King Kael offers her something far more dangerous. A choice. Marry him… or die. Bound to the throne as a reluctant queen, Lyra is thrust into a court filled with power-hungry nobles, hidden enemies, and deadly conspiracies. Every step she takes is watched. Every mistake could cost her life. But the greatest threat is not the court. It is the king himself. Kael is not merely a ruler feared for his cruelty—he is bound to an ancient shadow curse that grants him immense power while slowly consuming him from within. A darkness that moves when it should not. A force that is beginning to break free. As the curse grows stronger and enemies close in from all sides, Lyra is forced into an impossible position. The rebels who raised her demand she complete her mission. The king she was meant to kill begins to trust her. And the truth behind her past starts to unravel. Because the night her village was destroyed… may not have been what she believed. Now caught between betrayal, survival, and a bond neither of them fully understands, Lyra must make a choice that will decide the fate of the kingdom. Kill the cursed king. Or become part of the darkness that threatens to consume them both.
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