What happens when a desperate plea for escape turns into a fairy tale beyond your wildest dreams? For Alice, a girl crushed by the suffocating weight of life in the kingdom of Welbeza, a single, reckless confession was supposed to be the end of her misery. Instead, it becomes the beginning of an obsession. When the breathtakingly handsome Arthur Grindelwald, the next duke in line, accepts her hand, he doesnt just offer a marriage of convenience—he offers her his entire world.

Behind his gentle, heart-stopping smile lies a devotion that borders on the extreme. Arthur is ready to burn everything down to ensure Alice never suffers another day of cruelty. As Alice steps into the cutthroat world of the nobility, she quickly realizes that the path to becoming a duchess is paved with vipers waiting to tear her apart. But she is no longer alone. With a lover whose affection burns as bright as it is heavy, she discovers that her new life is far more complicated and intoxicating than she ever imagined. Why does a man like him love her with such terrifying intensity? Step into this sweeping, high-stakes romance where secrets from the past threaten to shatter a perfect facade. This is the ultimate Cinderella story, redefined with a dark, possessive twist that will leave you breathless.

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