The Hidden King's Stolen Wife
When powerless, unfavoured Princess Soleia was arranged to marry the newly titled Duke Orion Elsher, she assumed they would find love eventually. Who knew that her father would send off her husband mere hours later to fight a war? Soleia was left alone to deal with an impoverished fief, a crumbling estate, and spiteful, vindictive relatives of the Duke who all wished to see her gone. She couldn’t leave― there was nowhere else to go. Soleia desperately wanted her husband to return so he could offer her a helping hand. However, when he did, he returned with Elowyn, a woman he claimed was his true love. A woman hellbent on taking her place as the rightful Duchess, no matter what she had to do to get Soleia out of the way. Mistreated, misunderstood, and miserable, Soleia was eventually thrown out of the estate she helped build. Fortunately, when one door closes, another one opens. Unknown to Soleia, a man more powerful than her husband had been watching her, waiting for the right time to snatch her into his gilded cage. Duke Elsher had been foolish to let go― but the crown prince of Raxuvia wouldn’t make the same mistake. *** Prequel to Stolen by the Rebel King.
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Two sharp gasps rang out, originating from Elowyn and Soleia respectively. Elowyn held onto Orion's arm right as his eyes widened with disbelief. The green light from his jade ear studs quickly dimmed.
"Ralph, you―"
Ralph raised his hand, swiping his thumb across the corner of his lip. A small red stain coated the pad of his thumb and he scowled at the sight of it. Then, he raised his gaze to meet Orion's eyes.
For some reason, even though the Duke had seen his fair share of monsters and death, there was something in Ralph's eyes that sent an uncomfortable chill down his spine. But the look was gone as quickly as it came, replaced by the usual humorous, lazy gaze his best friend often wore.