Blood on the Velvet Throne
By @Eve Dehaut
In the obsidian-walled city of Oakhaven, Seraphina Vance is a captive songbird forced to sing for the monstrous High Duke who slaughtered her family. Gifted with a forbidden, lethal 'Siren's Dirge' - a magic that can manipulate the blood of anyone who hears her voice - she waits for the perfect moment to slit his throat. But her plans shatter when Julian, the Duke's ruthlessly brilliant bastard son, discovers her secret. Instead of exposing her, Julian offers a deadly pact: use her voice to help him usurp the throne, and he will give her the Duke’s head. As they navigate a treacherous court of poison and betrayal, Seraphina finds herself ensnared by Julian’s suffocating, obsessive affection. The boundary between hatred and desire blurs in the shadows. To survive, she must decide if she can outmaneuver a monster who doesn't want to conquer the world, but rather wants to conquer her entirely, body and soul.
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