Damned by Him

Princess Rosaline of Everbloom was never meant to be a sacrifice, but that’s exactly what she became the moment her father sealed her fate.Forced into an arranged marriage with Duke Xandros of Dagon, a man whispered to be more devil than noble, Rosaline steps into a union wrapped in fear, blood, and dark rumors. They say every woman who sought his hand met a tragic end. They say he bends power like a curse and has the Emperor himself dancing to his will. They say he is not a man to love… but a monster to survive.So why does he look at her like she’s something… different?In a palace where silence hides secrets and shadows breathe, Rosaline quickly learns that her husband is far more dangerous than the stories—but also far more complicated. Beneath his cold cruelty lies something unsettling… something almost protective. Possessive. Obsessive.And then the truth begins to unravel.Because Rosaline is not just a princess.She is being hunted.As enemies close in and her hidden identity begins to surface, one question threatens to destroy everything:Is Xandros the devil the world fears… or the only one capable of saving her?And more dangerously,What happens when the monster meant to ruin her becomes the only man she cannot live without?In a marriage born from power and deception, love was never part of the bargain…So why does it feel like the most dangerous thing of all?