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The Devil's Bride __ Book one

Author: ivy writes

Chapter 1 A PRINCESS MARKED FOR DEATH

Word Count: 1048 | Released on: 23/10/2026

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The Devil's Bride __ Book one

ivy writes Romance

“He conquered the world to find her. She was reborn to destroy him. For nineteen centuries, the Devil has waited for the woman who destroyed his heart. Now, he's found her. Princess Seraphina Vale has spent twenty-three years believing she is nothing more than a mortal heir to a dying kingdom. But on the night of her coronation, an assassination attempt awakens a power buried deep within her soul-and summons the most feared creature in existence. Zareth Veyl. The merciless King of the Damned. The monster who has brought kingdoms to their knees. And the man who looks at Seraphina as though she is both his greatest love and his most unforgivable enemy. He calls her his little ruin. She calls him a monster. Yet when he touches her, she dreams of a life she cannot remember. A ruined temple. A bloodied heart. A promise whispered beneath a dying sky. Nineteen centuries ago, she was a goddess who betrayed him. Now, she is the only woman who can destroy him. As ancient prophecies unravel and the boundaries between worlds begin to crumble, Seraphina must uncover the truth buried within her forgotten past. Because the closer she gets to Zareth, the more dangerous their growing attraction becomes-and the more she begins to question whether the monster she fears is truly the villain of her story. But the gods are hiding a terrible secret. The Devil's heart has vanished. And something older than heaven and hell has awakened beneath the world. Zareth has spent nineteen centuries searching for the woman who broke him. This time, he swears he will never let her go. But what happens when the woman he loves remembers why she killed him? In a world built on blood, betrayal, and forbidden magic, loving the Devil may be the most dangerous sin of all.”