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Saved By The Mad Duke

Aideen Ruan, though a royal princess, was always unwanted due to the circumstances of her birth. Born blind to a hostage concubine, she possessed an intriguing beauty; however, her disability rendered her utterly useless to the royal family. Even when the struggling Count Crueder reluctantly agreed to take Aideen as his wife to secure the royal dowry, her life failed to improve. A year into their marriage, Aideen's inability to produce an heir sealed her fate. The princess was destined for exile to the Temple, consigned to spend the remainder of her days in isolation and abandonment. Contrary to her anticipations, instead of the Temple, Aideen found herself within the cold walls of Duke Tillian Valentine's castle. Duke Valentine, the last scion of the once-revered Valentine family that ruled the Kingdom before the "Fratricide Rebellion", now presided over the desolate Northern lands. Faced with fear and confusion, Aideen expected her life to perpetuate its cycle of misery, only to discover that Duke Valentine might hold the key to a new opportunity, a chance at a life she had never envisioned. "You bewitched my body and soul. Put an intoxicating spell on me, shackled my heart to yours with your magic. If I could exchange my eyesight with you, I would do it just to make you see what a man dying from love looks like."

yoojee · Fantasy
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228 Chs

Unwelcome Guest

'She nearly burned the castle down because she loved him so much…'

Aideen repeated Bella's words inside her head, recalling the conversation she had with the maid the previous night about the mysterious female guest who had arrived at their castle.

Bella refused to share more details about what had happened to make Khala so angry, and she also refused to reveal the exact nature of Khala's actions that caused such a negative reaction to her sudden appearance. But one thing remained certain—Khala was not a welcomed guest in this castle, and nobody wanted her here.

"Bella said she is very dangerous, even psychotic… And I thought Sir Stanis had managed to train her well. I am so curious about her, and yet, I cannot even meet her."

It was decided that telling Tillian about what had happened to both the princess and the mage would only make him furious. Thus, no one in the castle was allowed to inform the Duke that Khala had attacked them.