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For 15 years, Lyra lived as a nameless rat in the darkest dungeon of the Thorne estate, beaten and starved. When her greedy family falls into massive debt, they force her to wear a veil and take her spoiled legitimate sister's place to marry Duke Alaric—the terrifying Regent known as the "Executioner of the Empire." Lyra enters his castle expecting a death sentence. But on their wedding night, when the ruthless Duke violently tears her dress, he doesn't find the arrogant noblewoman he planned to torture. Instead, he sees a fragile, terrified girl with a back covered in horrific, bleeding scars. In that split second, the tyrant’s lethal rage shifts. He doesn't kill her; he vows to slaughter everyone who ever laid a finger on her. What follows is the ultimate tale of vengeance and obsession. The man who slaughters armies without blinking now spends his nights gently wiping away her tears and chasing her nightmares away. He hands her the absolute power of the empire, forcing the abusive family who once locked her in the dark to crawl on their knees and lick her shoes. From a trembling stray dog to the Uncrowned Queen of the Empire. He is a monster to the world, but to her, he is the ultimate protector. “I am a monster, Lyra. And monsters shred anyone who touches what’s theirs.”