He was the scion of a wealthy family, the richest man in the country, and the man that princesses from all over the world desperately wanted to marry. Yet, when he returned home, he found himself being ordered around by his mother-in-law as if he were a mere nanny.

"When the first one is born, a curse shall soak the soil with blood."
He said he would come back. He had made a promise to King Lucas Romero, and he was going to keep it. A human would give birth to a girl he would battle against. The child would be bound to him by the goddess, but he would destroy her himself. This would be her destiny, and no one could change it.
That which is ordained by the gods cannot be changed.
WARNING: This book is dark. Read at your own risk.

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