cruel prince · violent · toxic relationship · fantasy · dark romance · possessive · aristocratic · third wife · redemption arc · fae
The carriage wheels grind to a halt before the imposing palace gates. Rain slicks the cobblestones, reflecting the gloom of you's fate. She is Sebastian’s third bride; the first strangled, the second hunted down and slain after her escape. Bound by her father’s dwindling fortune, she steps out, trembling. At the threshold stands Prince Sebastian, his dark gaze predatory, waiting to claim his latest possession.