Synopsis
Everyone expected the quiet princess to die.
The tyrant king had buried wives before, and the fragile girl forced to marry him was supposed to become just another forgotten tragedy.
But the soft-spoken queen does something no one expected.
She survives.
While the court fears the monster on the throne, she remains beside him calm, gentle, and far stronger than anyone realizes.
At first, the king tells himself she is simply useful.
Her mind is sharp.
Her kindness dangerous in a palace built on cruelty.
And kings protect what is useful.
But the longer she stands beside him, the more the kingdom begins to notice something unsettling.
The tyrant who trusted no one now watches her like she is the most valuable thing in his world.
His words remain cold.
His temper still deadly.
But everyone can see the truth the king refuses to admit.
The monster on the throne has fallen in love.
And the quiet queen who was supposed to die has learned something even more dangerous
The only way anyone could ever hurt her...
Is by surviving the king who would burn kingdoms to the ground to protect what belongs to him.
(Book 1 )
Chapters
1.1
CHAPTER 1 - What He Took From Me — Part 1 of 2
881 words
1.2
CHAPTER 1 - What He Took From Me — Part 2 of 2
881 words
2.1
CHAPTER 2- The Weight of a Crown — Part 1 of 2
539 words
2.2
CHAPTER 2- The Weight of a Crown — Part 2 of 2
539 words
3.1
CHAPTER 3- Farewell — Part 1 of 2
714 words
3.2
CHAPTER 3- Farewell — Part 2 of 2
714 words
4.1
CHAPTER 4 - When the Bell Choose Me — Part 1 of 2
714 words
4.2
CHAPTER 4 - When the Bell Choose Me — Part 2 of 2
714 words
5.1
CHAPTER 5 - The Road That Teaches You Fear — Part 1 of 2
707 words
5.2
CHAPTER 5 - The Road That Teaches You Fear — Part 2 of 2
707 words
6.1
CHAPTER 6 - A Kingdom Without Welcome — Part 1 of 3
981 words
6.2
CHAPTER 6 - A Kingdom Without Welcome — Part 2 of 3
981 words
6.3
CHAPTER 6 - A Kingdom Without Welcome — Part 3 of 3
981 words
7.1
CHAPTER 7 - The Palace That Whispers — Part 1 of 2
650 words
7.2
CHAPTER 7 - The Palace That Whispers — Part 2 of 2
650 words
8.1
CHAPTER 8 - The Man Beneath the Scars — Part 1 of 2
776 words
8.2
CHAPTER 8 - The Man Beneath the Scars — Part 2 of 2
776 words
9.1
CHAPTER 9 - The Tragedy of a Pampered Princess — Part 1 of 2
561 words
9.2
CHAPTER 9 - The Tragedy of a Pampered Princess — Part 2 of 2
561 words
10.1
CHAPTER 10 - Before the Door Opens — Part 1 of 2
644 words
10.2
CHAPTER 10 - Before the Door Opens — Part 2 of 2
644 words
11.1
CHAPTER 11- No Fairytale — Part 1 of 2
636 words
11.2
CHAPTER 11- No Fairytale — Part 2 of 2
636 words
12.1
CHAPTER 12 - The Man on the Throne — Part 1 of 2
555 words
12.2
CHAPTER 12 - The Man on the Throne — Part 2 of 2
555 words
13.1
Chapter 13 - The Longest Day — Part 1 of 3
802 words
13.2
Chapter 13 - The Longest Day — Part 2 of 3
802 words
13.3
Chapter 13 - The Longest Day — Part 3 of 3
802 words
14.1
CHAPTER 14 - A Meal Before the Night — Part 1 of 3
782 words
14.2
CHAPTER 14 - A Meal Before the Night — Part 2 of 3
782 words
14.3
CHAPTER 14 - A Meal Before the Night — Part 3 of 3
782 words
15.1
Chapter 15- The Thing That Frightens Easily — Part 1 of 2
745 words
15.2
Chapter 15- The Thing That Frightens Easily — Part 2 of 2
745 words
16.1
Chapter 16 - The Room Of The Tyrant — Part 1 of 2
844 words
16.2
Chapter 16 - The Room Of The Tyrant — Part 2 of 2
844 words
17.1
Chapter 17 - The Morning I Remembered Her — Part 1 of 3
749 words
17.2
Chapter 17 - The Morning I Remembered Her — Part 2 of 3
749 words
17.3
Chapter 17 - The Morning I Remembered Her — Part 3 of 3
749 words
18.1
Chapter 18 - The Dagger At Dawn — Part 1 of 2
728 words
18.2
Chapter 18 - The Dagger At Dawn — Part 2 of 2
728 words
19.1
Chapter 19 - The Queen'S Quiet Weeks — Part 1 of 3
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19.2
Chapter 19 - The Queen'S Quiet Weeks — Part 2 of 3
950 words
19.3
Chapter 19 - The Queen'S Quiet Weeks — Part 3 of 3
950 words
20.1
Chapter 20 - The Uncle Who Would Not Leave — Part 1 of 3
874 words
20.2
Chapter 20 - The Uncle Who Would Not Leave — Part 2 of 3
874 words
20.3
Chapter 20 - The Uncle Who Would Not Leave — Part 3 of 3
874 words
21.1
Chapter 21 - Rules Of The Room — Part 1 of 3
782 words
21.2
Chapter 21 - Rules Of The Room — Part 2 of 3
782 words
21.3
Chapter 21 - Rules Of The Room — Part 3 of 3
782 words
22.1
Chapter 22 - Before The Doors Open — Part 1 of 2
772 words
22.2
Chapter 22 - Before The Doors Open — Part 2 of 2
772 words
23.1
Chapter 23 - The First Time She Spoke — Part 1 of 3
952 words
23.2
Chapter 23 - The First Time She Spoke — Part 2 of 3
952 words
23.3
Chapter 23 - The First Time She Spoke — Part 3 of 3
952 words
24.1
Chapter 24 - The Morning Without Pain — Part 1 of 2
686 words
24.2
Chapter 24 - The Morning Without Pain — Part 2 of 2
686 words
25.1
Chapter 25- Questions That Should Not Be Asked — Part 1 of 3
791 words
25.2
Chapter 25- Questions That Should Not Be Asked — Part 2 of 3
791 words
25.3
Chapter 25- Questions That Should Not Be Asked — Part 3 of 3
791 words
26.1
Chapter 26 - The Truth He Asked For — Part 1 of 2
664 words
26.2
Chapter 26 - The Truth He Asked For — Part 2 of 2
664 words
27.1
Chapter 27 - Tea with Wolves — Part 1 of 2
940 words
27.2
Chapter 27 - Tea with Wolves — Part 2 of 2
940 words
28.1
Chapter 28 - The King's Secret Passage — Part 1 of 3
849 words
28.2
Chapter 28 - The King's Secret Passage — Part 2 of 3
849 words
28.3
Chapter 28 - The King's Secret Passage — Part 3 of 3
849 words
29.1
Chapter 29- The Night I Thought I Would Die — Part 1 of 2
673 words
29.2
Chapter 29- The Night I Thought I Would Die — Part 2 of 2
673 words
30.1
Chapter 30 - The Tyrant Reads a Love Story — Part 1 of 3
699 words
30.2
Chapter 30 - The Tyrant Reads a Love Story — Part 2 of 3
699 words
30.3
Chapter 30 - The Tyrant Reads a Love Story — Part 3 of 3
699 words
31.1
Chapter 31- The King's Choice — Part 1 of 3
758 words
31.2
Chapter 31- The King's Choice — Part 2 of 3
758 words
31.3
Chapter 31- The King's Choice — Part 3 of 3
758 words
32.1
Chapter 32 - The First Thing He Asked For — Part 1 of 3
694 words
32.2
Chapter 32 - The First Thing He Asked For — Part 2 of 3
694 words
32.3
Chapter 32 - The First Thing He Asked For — Part 3 of 3
694 words
33.1
Chapter 33- The Family She Came From — Part 1 of 3
774 words
33.2
Chapter 33- The Family She Came From — Part 2 of 3
774 words
33.3
Chapter 33- The Family She Came From — Part 3 of 3
774 words
34.1
Chapter 34 - The Price of Blood — Part 1 of 3
890 words
34.2
Chapter 34 - The Price of Blood — Part 2 of 3
890 words
34.3
Chapter 34 - The Price of Blood — Part 3 of 3
890 words
35.1
Chapter 35 - Quiet Between Storms — Part 1 of 3
802 words
35.2
Chapter 35 - Quiet Between Storms — Part 2 of 3
802 words
35.3
Chapter 35 - Quiet Between Storms — Part 3 of 3
802 words
36.1
Chapter 36 - Steel, Dust, and Stubbornness — Part 1 of 3
866 words
36.2
Chapter 36 - Steel, Dust, and Stubbornness — Part 2 of 3
866 words
36.3
Chapter 36 - Steel, Dust, and Stubbornness — Part 3 of 3
866 words
37.1
Chapter 37 - The Ghosts Behind the Crown — Part 1 of 3
940 words
37.2
Chapter 37 - The Ghosts Behind the Crown — Part 2 of 3
940 words
37.3
Chapter 37 - The Ghosts Behind the Crown — Part 3 of 3
940 words
38.1
Chapter 38 - The Rules — Part 1 of 2
782 words
38.2
Chapter 38 - The Rules — Part 2 of 2
782 words
39.1
Chapter 39 - Before the Doors Open — Part 1 of 2
795 words
39.2
Chapter 39 - Before the Doors Open — Part 2 of 2
795 words
40.1
Chapter 40- A Table of Wolves — Part 1 of 2
820 words
40.2
Chapter 40- A Table of Wolves — Part 2 of 2
820 words
41.1
Chapter 41- The Board Reveals Itself — Part 1 of 2
990 words
41.2
Chapter 41- The Board Reveals Itself — Part 2 of 2
990 words
42.1
Chapter 42- The Silence After — Part 1 of 3
679 words
42.2
Chapter 42- The Silence After — Part 2 of 3
679 words
42.3
Chapter 42- The Silence After — Part 3 of 3
679 words
43.1
Chapter 43- Morning Consequences — Part 1 of 2
573 words
43.2
Chapter 43- Morning Consequences — Part 2 of 2
573 words
44.1
Chapter 44- Gone — Part 1 of 2
653 words
44.2
Chapter 44- Gone — Part 2 of 2
653 words
45.1
Chapter 45 - A Day She Forgot to Keep — Part 1 of 3
1,294 words
45.2
Chapter 45 - A Day She Forgot to Keep — Part 2 of 3
1,294 words
45.3
Chapter 45 - A Day She Forgot to Keep — Part 3 of 3
1,294 words
46.1
Chapter 46 - I'm sorry — Part 1 of 2
637 words
46.2
Chapter 46 - I'm sorry — Part 2 of 2
637 words
47.1
Chapter 47 - Veronica — Part 1 of 2
780 words
47.2
Chapter 47 - Veronica — Part 2 of 2
780 words
48.1
Chapter 48 - The Devils Daughter — Part 1 of 2
670 words
48.2
Chapter 48 - The Devils Daughter — Part 2 of 2
670 words
49.1
Thank you — Part 1 of 2
581 words
49.2
Thank you — Part 2 of 2
581 words
50.1
Chapter 49 - I Will Not Break — Part 1 of 2
741 words
50.2
Chapter 49 - I Will Not Break — Part 2 of 2
741 words
51.1
Chapter 50 - I Will Not Perform — Part 1 of 2
805 words
51.2
Chapter 50 - I Will Not Perform — Part 2 of 2
805 words
52.1
Chapter 51 - A King Who Failed — Part 1 of 2
699 words
52.2
Chapter 51 - A King Who Failed — Part 2 of 2
699 words
53.1
Chapter 52 - The Price of Restraint — Part 1 of 2
735 words
53.2
Chapter 52 - The Price of Restraint — Part 2 of 2
735 words
54.1
Chapter 53- The Road That Breaks You — Part 1 of 2
796 words
54.2
Chapter 53- The Road That Breaks You — Part 2 of 2
796 words
55.1
Chapter 54- Run — Part 1 of 2
786 words
55.2
Chapter 54- Run — Part 2 of 2
786 words
56.1
Chapter 55- please — Part 1 of 2
796 words
56.2
Chapter 55- please — Part 2 of 2
796 words
57.1
Chapter 56- Look at Me — Part 1 of 3
873 words
57.2
Chapter 56- Look at Me — Part 2 of 3
873 words
57.3
Chapter 56- Look at Me — Part 3 of 3
873 words
58.1
Chapter 57 - Don't Let Go — Part 1 of 3
735 words
58.2
Chapter 57 - Don't Let Go — Part 2 of 3
735 words
58.3
Chapter 57 - Don't Let Go — Part 3 of 3
735 words
59.1
Chapter 58 - My Queen — Part 1 of 2
717 words
59.2
Chapter 58 - My Queen — Part 2 of 2
717 words
60.1
Chapter 59- What Remains — Part 1 of 2
669 words
60.2
Chapter 59- What Remains — Part 2 of 2
669 words
61.1
Chapter 60- The Worst Patient Alive — Part 1 of 2
687 words
61.2
Chapter 60- The Worst Patient Alive — Part 2 of 2
687 words
62.1
Chapter - A Very Loud Kind of Love — Part 1 of 3
846 words
62.2
Chapter - A Very Loud Kind of Love — Part 2 of 3
846 words
62.3
Chapter - A Very Loud Kind of Love — Part 3 of 3
846 words
63.1
Chapter 62 - The Weight of Judgment — Part 1 of 2
835 words
63.2
Chapter 62 - The Weight of Judgment — Part 2 of 2
835 words
64.1
CHAPTER 63- Mine — Part 1 of 2
776 words
64.2
CHAPTER 63- Mine — Part 2 of 2
776 words
65.1
Chapter 64- The Quiet Before the End — Part 1 of 2
824 words
65.2
Chapter 64- The Quiet Before the End — Part 2 of 2
824 words
66.1
Chapter 65- The Things They Stole — Part 1 of 3
1,151 words
66.2
Chapter 65- The Things They Stole — Part 2 of 3
1,151 words
66.3
Chapter 65- The Things They Stole — Part 3 of 3
1,151 words
67.1
Chapter 66 - The Fall of a Reign — Part 1 of 3
1,309 words
67.2
Chapter 66 - The Fall of a Reign — Part 2 of 3
1,309 words
67.3
Chapter 66 - The Fall of a Reign — Part 3 of 3
1,309 words
68.1
CHAPTER 67 - I love you — Part 1 of 3
952 words
68.2
CHAPTER 67 - I love you — Part 2 of 3
952 words
68.3
CHAPTER 67 - I love you — Part 3 of 3
952 words
69.1
Epilogue - The Kings Heirs — Part 1 of 2
753 words
69.2
Epilogue - The Kings Heirs — Part 2 of 2
753 words
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