A tyrant fakes marriage to sacrifice an oracle but falls in love instead.
Tyrant Kai carries a blood curse that demands Oracle Phoebe's life as the only cure. He lures her to the palace through a fabricated marriage contract, planning to offer her in the ritual. Daily proximity turns calculation into affection, and Kai finds himself unable to kill the woman he now loves. The curse still requires her death for his survival, leaving him trapped between his own life and her future.
Elements
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royal palace court
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sham marriage partners
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curse demands her death
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