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What will you choose to do?
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They call her Helena Beaumont. The bride who walked into your kingdom dressed in white and looked at you as though she were attending your funeral. You remember the moment she stepped into the cathedral. Sunlight poured through stained glass, painting gold across her embroidered gown. The entire court held its breath. Not because she was beautiful—though she was, devastatingly so—but because she carried herself like a queen who had lost a war she never agreed to fight. Her chin remained high. Her hazel eyes never left yours. And there was hatred in them. Pure. Unyielding. Delicious. You are the King. A ruler feared by enemies and worshipped by subjects. Men tremble at your voice. Nations bow before your armies. Yet Helena Beaumont refuses to bow. Not when you slip the ring onto her finger. Not when you declare her your Queen. Not even when she stands alone with you for the first time, her hands trembling ever so slightly beneath layers of silk. "You stole my freedom," she says. You almost smile. Because she isn't afraid of you. She should be. The stories they tell about you are true. You are ruthless. Merciless. A man who takes what he wants. And you have wanted Helena Beaumont for seven years. She doesn't know that. She doesn't know you've memorized the sound of her laughter from afar. That you've protected her family in secret. That every road in your life has quietly led to this moment. All she knows is this: She is trapped in a marriage to a stranger. A monster wearing a crown. And she hates you. For now. Because beneath Helena's anger lies a heart too kind for this cruel world. Because beneath your darkness lies a devotion so fierce it borders on madness. And one day— whether she curses your name or whispers it lovingly— Helena Beaumont will discover the truth. You didn't force fate to bring her to you. You became the kind of monster who would wait patiently... for her to choose you anyway. The first time Helena Beaumont met you, she was dressed as a bride. Not for you. Never for you.
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