The Cursed King's Destined Tribute

Elara never chose this fate. As an earl's illegitimate daughter, she's forced into a sacrificial decree and sent to the cursed Alpha King Cassian. Every woman before her died in his chamber. But she doesn't. She survives the night, and worse—she calms him.

That should be a miracle. Instead, it makes her a target. Archbishop Malrec of the Holy Court sees her influence as a threat. The Holy Court wants to drag her away for "investigation," and Cassian's protection only paints a bigger target on her back. He even gives her three days to reconsider bearing his heir in exchange for freedom. She refuses, but the countdown has begun.

Then there's what sleeps inside her. An ancient heretic saint named Melandra, sealed away for centuries, is waking up. That power shifts Elara from a disposable pawn into someone who can actually fight back. Both the crown and the church want to control or destroy her. She has to learn to wield a force that could save her—or consume her. Elara isn't just trying to stay alive. She's building toward something bigger: tearing down the order that marked her as a sacrifice and building a new one.