She was wed to unite kingdoms. He lives to raze them. In Amada, Lian, a Puresoul princess, has spent her life obeying the True Religion and the rules of her father's court. But all that ends on the night of her marriage, when a raid shatters her future. Kidnapped by a ruthless Cursed One, marked for his sins with horns, Lian must navigate a realm of violence, prejudice, and forbidden truths. Her captor, Daton, known to Puresouls as The Butcher, is supposed to be the monster she was raised to fear. So why is he the only one she feels she can trust? As danger closes in from every corner, forbidden attractions emerge, and the Puresoul princess begins to question everything she's been taught: about the Cursed Ones, about her own people, and about the man who should be her greatest enemy. As their unlikely and fragile alliance unfolds, Lian and Daton must contend with man-eating monsters and mysterious prophecies. If they can trust each other to work together, they may be the only ones who can save all the races of Amada. But when hate and trauma are woven into the fabric of their existence, can love truly overcome the scars both of them carry? *Please review the trigger warnings before reading this dark romantasy, and don't expect to root for the "good guys"-there aren't any.
