Chapter 1 - The Choosing

They expect me to be the perfect future bride of the Shadow King. I refuse.

I sneak through hidden rooms, share breakfast with the staff, and watch Selene lose her mind. I ride his black horses through tulip fields, picnic in secret meadows, and secretly take over our wedding plans.

He pretends not to care, but I know he loves it. The palace is full of rules, danger, and secrets-but I'm not just surviving. I'm rewriting everything.

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