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A soft-spoken craftswoman from a coastal clan, Avalee has always let her hands speak louder than her voice. But when a ruthless plague decimates the land of Swanshe, leaving her people fractured and desperate, Avalee is forced to barter the only thing left—herself.
To save what’s left of her people, Avalee agrees to a political marriage with a cold, brutal stranger—one who wears a crown of secrets and a heart long turned to ice.
She expected sacrifice. She didn’t expect to be swallowed whole.
Within the walls of her new husband’s clan, shadows whisper and silence weighs heavy. Every step Avalee takes uncovers fragments of truth—twisted secrets, long-buried grief, and a love struggles to bloom in the unlikeliest of places . . . if she’s brave enough to reach for it.
But in a world where obedience is survival, even the gentlest rebellion can spark a disaster.
Torn between duty and longing, Avalee must decide: will she remain the quiet woman she’s always been, or will she carve a new fate from the ruins of the old?
Perfect for fans of slow-burn romantasy, fierce heroines in soft armor, and the kind of love that’s forged—not found. Welcome back to Castre, where nothing is what it seems—and neither are its women.



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