“You will never die in human form.”
On the night the Kingdom of Arveg fell, the princess cursed the invader, Grand Duke Lirkel, with her dying breath. The curse condemned him to transform into a beast and roam the night in torment.
To break the curse, Lirkel chooses a sacrificial offering from a group of women presented to him. His choice? Ellerin Lynd, the unwanted daughter of a viscont family.
“Why did you choose me?”
“Because you looked the most miserable.”
Yet, Lirkel finds solace in the presence of this wretched woman, the only one who can ease the pain of his transformation. For the first time, Ellerin feels warmth from someone who treats her with unexpected tenderness. She falls for him, unaware that he is the man who destroyed her kingdom.
When Lirkel bites her, her memories as the princess of Arveg return, and she vows to exact the cruelest revenge on him. But…
“Have you forgotten? The first time we mated?”
“You’re insane. You’ve lost your mind!”
“Even then, you wore the same expression as now. You are my Ellerin.”
The two are already consumed by a love that has spiraled into madness.
“If you run away again, I’ll burn all of Arveg to the ground.”
