His Bride, His Puppet

"He married her for politics. His brother used her for power. But no one expected her to learn the rules of the game." Lady Irene Kathleen Bloodrose was raised to be the perfect bride — gentle, obedient, graceful. When she is chosen to marry Levon Edgar Ashwick, the younger brother of the Duke, it feels like fate. He’s everything she dreamed of: kind, understanding, soft-spoken. With him, she is seen. Heard. Loved. At least… she was. Now, he comes home late. He hasn’t touched her in days. He doesn’t speak to her— But he loves her. He does. He must. Everyone says the Ashwicks are cruel men. Twisted. Power-hungry. But they don’t know Levon. They don’t see what she sees. They’re wrong. Aren’t they? Maybe it’s Duke Bernard’s influence. Maybe it’s stress. Maybe it’s her. No. No, he loves her. He just hasn’t said it lately. He’s just busy. He’s just tired. He’s just forgotten she’s alive. The Ashwick estate is filled with secrets — locked doors, quiet conversations, and eyes that watch her too closely. And somewhere between love and madness, Irene will learn the truth: She was never chosen. She was planted. But if the Ashwicks think she’ll stay a pawn, they’ve misunderstood her far more than she misunderstood them. "Who Will Come Out With The Crown?"