Forced Marriage

I was married off to a scoundrel and a villain! —or so you’d think, listening to my maid’s endless chatter. But there’s one little problem: if Alistair finds out he married the wrong bride, I’m doomed. The body may still belong to Milena… But the soul—and the life inside it—are mine. Now I have to survive this twisted gift of fate, hide the truth, and somehow find my way back home. But how can I escape… when just one look from my husband sends my heart into a frenzy?

She becomes a stranger’s bride to escape danger; he wants nothing more than to be rid of her. But she can’t let him go—not when his protection is the only thing keeping her safe. Hoping to hide behind the walls of his estate, she soon realizes there’s no hiding from the piercing gaze of his green eyes—or from the love slowly igniting in her heart.

What will the fearsome gentleman do when he learns that he was deceived and was not given the woman he was promised in the first place?

Marry against my own will? Or perhaps run away and hide, fearing that my father will find me and punish me for disobedience and for causing him to lose part of his business? Or maybe arrange things so that the groom himself wants to call it off? So many options, and yet nothing to choose from. But I know one thing: I won’t give up so easily and will definitely find a way out of this difficult situation.

- Why do you need me? You had an agreement for Khrystyna. Why test me too? - I like to cover my bases, - he slides an intrigued gaze over me. – And as you can see, not without reason. Your sister didn’t suit me; she’s ready to spread her legs for the first guy who buys her a cocktail. So, you will be my wife. - I don’t want to. I didn’t agree to this. Let me go. - Little girl, don’t you get it? There’s no going back. Consider yourself sold by your uncle. And you cost me a lot, considering how much money he borrowed from me. So, you’d better be good and worth that amount. - You’re insane. This is kidnapping. It’s illegal. - Don’t you know? In this city, I am the law, - he snaps at me, and I freeze. – So, sit quietly.

"You want to marry me off to the one who got me into this mess?" I say, unable to believe what I'm hearing. "Don't exaggerate," Mom brushes off my words. "I would've sent you to this college anyway. I didn’t have time for you." "I can’t stand him." "You were just kids back then. I’m sure you’ll find common ground now." "No. I’m not marrying him," I say firmly, trying to stand up for myself. "Nobody’s asking you," her face darkens, and all lightness vanishes from her voice. "It’s already been decided and discussed. The date’s even set. So be a good girl and do what I tell you."

Their first kiss was unforgettable. New Year’s Eve, a masquerade ball, a quiet corridor—and complete anonymity. At least, Prince Derek, brother to the King of Zolkhida, couldn’t see the face behind the temptress’s mask. Can he find her again, and what will he risk to do so? In the kingdom where the mysterious girl likely comes from, rebellion, unrest, and court intrigues are brewing—but none of that matters to him. There’s only one question that haunts him: which of the two princesses is his mystery woman? A standalone novel from the Marrying a Zolkhidian series. Can be read independently!

— What do you want? — I ask. He tilted his head to the side, and his gaze slid over my body, sending goosebumps skittering across my skin. — I want a lot of things. But you will be enough, — he answered in a low timbre that stirred a storm inside me. — Let me go. I’m not a thing… — You’re right. No thing costs as much as you do. I held my breath when the tips of his fingers brushed a dark strand of my hair. — You’d better behave, stay quiet and obedient… — No, — I shook my head. — I won’t… In a split second his hand was at the back of my head, forcing it back. I let out a sound more from fear than from pain, and went still when the man’s face came dangerously close. — Starting today, you don’t have the right to speak. You’ll do everything I tell you. You’ll be who I tell you to be

— I won’t let you go, — he says calmly. — This marriage is convenient for me… Margarita, stop the drama and accept your fate. — Herman, I don’t love you, — I snap. — And I won’t accept it. Every single day, I’ll remind you of that until you beg for a divorce. I’ll drive you mad—until your hands and legs start twitching. — You say you don’t love me, yet you kissed me—passionately—both then and now, — he smirks, gathering his lips in that wicked smile. Then he lifts my chin with his fingers. And that touch… it shoots straight through me. Betraying shivers. Pleasure I hate to feel. — Those kisses were mistakes, — I whisper. — I don’t think so...

One “wonderful” day, despite all the rumors and news, the king survived. A day turned into a week, and threatened to become a month. I was forced to take a step that changed everything — to reveal myself to my husband, to become a true wife. Now it is the two of us against the whole world. And against the gods. Only Ramet has placed her bet on me. And something tells me I cannot afford to let Death herself down.

One “wonderful” day, I received yet another note from a stranger mage. And what was written in it turned my whole world upside down. My husband is now returning home, the gods are waiting for their promise to be fulfilled, and I am desperately searching for a way out of the trap I’ve fallen into. I must break the word I once gave to a goddess, but with every new twist of fate, salvation slips further and further away.

I only wanted to take a walk after class, clear my head after a fight with my boyfriend, and make it back to my dorm. Instead, I ended up in a forest, where two armed strangers declared I was an outsider and that, by order of the Crown, I had to be married off. Or… executed. The Crown has already decided my fate and chosen my fiancé: a cold, dangerous count who sees me as nothing but a burden. And now it’s up to him whether this world becomes my curse… or my chance to start over.

Milena was preparing for a wedding with a man she didn't love, and the rumors about him were wild! They say Radomyr is a shapeshifter or a dark mage, if only... In reality, the ruler's son has something far worse planned. His people believe the princess must be sacrificed to the Aspid to fulfill an ancient prophecy. But do they know what Milena is truly capable of, and what awaits the Serpent who claims his prey?

"I said wake up, monster! What are you doing in my bed?!" "In this case, you’re the monster right now. Do I really need an invitation to my own wife's bed?" To him, I’m the worst kind of woman, and he’s the last man I can keep under control. But he refuses to correct this mistake. Marriage, to him, is a sacred bond, and despite our hatred, he’s determined to preserve it. Well then, darling, you’d better be patient — because I won’t submit to you that easily!

The heroine mistakenly marries the arrogant Duke Aurelian. He comes to despise his accidental wife, and Emiletta’s life turns into a living hell. But the time comes when she must make a choice: should she save her hated husband and join the battle against unknown, merciless enemies—or let him perish? Set in an author-created steampunk world where a unique magic of time exists, and where humans work alongside mage-engineered mechanical creatures… Meanwhile, a protracted war rages on the borders of the Kingdom of Farbon. And it is there that fate casts our heroes…

His life changes suddenly when the woman he slept with a month ago shows up at his office claiming she’s pregnant. The last thing he wants is a child—he hates commitment and doesn’t believe in love. But the worst part isn’t that she refuses to have an abortion... it’s that they’re being forced to marry. Her father insists on it and won’t take no for an answer—or he’ll take everything from him, including his job. Now they hate each other, even if their hearts whisper otherwise. As part of their wedding vows, he makes a cruel promise to the woman he now blames for ruining his life: he vows to hate her forever and make her life a living hell while they’re together. But neither of them knows that the heart has whims that must be obeyed.

“I didn’t do it! Listen to me!” “Then what ghost was wandering near the door and later ended up in my bed?” It felt as if a thin blade had been driven straight into my heart — the pain cut down to the bone. Could alcohol really have pushed me into something so reckless? “I don’t remember!” I cry out in desperation, covering my face with my hands. “Well, that’s where you should’ve started! Instead you spent all this time trying to justify yourself in front of my father. If I lose this job, you’ll regret ever coming back home! Not everyone is born in a golden cradle — some of us have to survive, support a family.” He has a family? A wife? Children? Then does that make me truly the wretch who has ruined someone’s life? And if this scandal reaches his wife…their idyllic little world will cru

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