The Duke’s Captive Velaryn
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Duke Orion von Hawthorne is feared across Ebonvale, ruthless, calculating, and unmatched in power. But beneath his unshakable rule lies a secret that threatens to destroy everything he has built.
He cannot produce an heir.
When whispers of an ancient legend resurface, Orion learns that only a Velaryn, a rare and nearly extinct race of women, can bear his child. Velaryns were once revered for their beauty, intelligence, and unnatural abilities, but their power made them dangerous. Feared by kings and hunted by nobles, they were eradicated from history.
Or so the world believes.
Deep in the Dark Forest, rumors speak of a golden witch, a creature neither human nor ghost, hidden from the world. Those who seek her never return.
Determined to break his curse, Orion embarks on his most dangerous hunt yet. But what he finds is not a spirit or a monster.
He finds Sylvara.
A wild girl, adorned in golden paint, fierce, untamed, and utterly fearless in his presence. When he seizes her and brings her to his estate, she declines to submit, declines to falter.
But Orion always wins.
As their battle of wills deepens, Orion begins to suspect that Sylvara is more than just a Velaryn. She carries a long-buried power that could either save him… or destroy him.
As war brews and enemies close in, Orion must make a choice: claim her and risk losing himself, or let her go and doom his legacy forever.
But what if she was never his to claim?
He cannot produce an heir.
When whispers of an ancient legend resurface, Orion learns that only a Velaryn, a rare and nearly extinct race of women, can bear his child. Velaryns were once revered for their beauty, intelligence, and unnatural abilities, but their power made them dangerous. Feared by kings and hunted by nobles, they were eradicated from history.
Or so the world believes.
Deep in the Dark Forest, rumors speak of a golden witch, a creature neither human nor ghost, hidden from the world. Those who seek her never return.
Determined to break his curse, Orion embarks on his most dangerous hunt yet. But what he finds is not a spirit or a monster.
He finds Sylvara.
A wild girl, adorned in golden paint, fierce, untamed, and utterly fearless in his presence. When he seizes her and brings her to his estate, she declines to submit, declines to falter.
But Orion always wins.
As their battle of wills deepens, Orion begins to suspect that Sylvara is more than just a Velaryn. She carries a long-buried power that could either save him… or destroy him.
As war brews and enemies close in, Orion must make a choice: claim her and risk losing himself, or let her go and doom his legacy forever.
But what if she was never his to claim?
