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Duke Orion von Hawthorne is feared across Ebonvale, ruthless, calculating, and unmatched in power. But beneath his unshakable rule lies a secret that threatens to destroy everything he has built.
He cannot produce an heir.
When whispers of an ancient legend resurface, Orion learns that only a Velaryn, a rare and nearly extinct race of women, can bear his child. Velaryns were once revered for their beauty, intelligence, and unnatural abilities, but their power made them dangerous. Feared by kings and hunted by nobles, they were eradicated from history.
Or so the world believes.
Deep in the Dark Forest, rumors speak of a golden witch, a creature neither human nor ghost, hidden from the world. Those who seek her never return.
Determined to break his curse, Orion embarks on his most dangerous hunt yet. But what he finds is not a spirit or a monster.
He finds Sylvara.
A wild girl, adorned in golden paint, fierce, untamed, and utterly fearless in his presence. When he seizes her and brings her to his estate, she declines to submit, declines to falter.
But Orion always wins.
As their battle of wills deepens, Orion begins to suspect that Sylvara is more than just a Velaryn. She carries a long-buried power that could either save him… or destroy him.

As war brews and enemies close in, Orion must make a choice: claim her and risk losing himself, or let her go and doom his legacy forever.

But what if she was never his to claim?

She saved his life. Now he’ll stop at nothing to claim hers.

Isla Monroe never expected to become entangled with the most feared man in Valmont City. As a struggling medical student haunted by her past, she only wanted to help when she saw a man drowning in a frozen lake. But the moment she pulled him from the icy depths, her fate was sealed.

That man was Lorenzo De Luca—billionaire, mafia boss, and a man who had given up on life. When he wakes in Isla’s tiny apartment, his first instinct is suspicion, not gratitude. In his world, kindness is a weakness, and trust is a death sentence. But Isla isn’t afraid of him, and that makes her dangerous.

Lorenzo disappears, but Isla isn’t free of him.
A year later, he storms back into her life—not to thank her, but to claim her. His enemies have learned about the woman who saved him, and now she’s a target. The only way to keep her safe is to pull her into his dangerous world.

But Isla refuses to be controlled, and Lorenzo isn’t used to hearing ‘no.’ As passion ignites and danger closes in, one thing becomes clear—saving him was just the beginning. Loving him might be her downfall.