Zaria Richardson

Eighteen-year-old Clara Miller's life is far from the fairy tale it once seemed. Her father's gambling addiction has drained the family fortune, leaving them reliant on her late mother's trust fund to maintain a semblance of their former lifestyle. As a result, Clara is an outcast at her elite high school, Rosewood Academy, where wealth and status mean everything.

Everything changes when Adrian Belfort, her father's distant step-brother and a reclusive billionaire jeweler, returns from Europe after four years. Adrian was like an uncle to Clara, but his reappearance brings an unexpected shift. Adrian's intense and almost protective gaze unsettles Clara, hinting at feelings beyond familial affection.

"You have taken everything from me," she whispered, her voice barely a breath. "My kingdom, my father, my freedom. What more do you want?"

The Dragon King regarded her with a mixture of amusement and curiosity, his lips quirking into a sardonic smile. "Everything," he replied simply. "I want everything that is rightfully mine. Including you."

"What do you intend to do with me, your Majesty?" Her voice trembled slightly, but she forced herself to speak with a hint of defiance.

Alaric rose from his throne, his movements fluid and deliberate, like a predator circling its prey. "You will serve me," he declared, his voice resonating through the chamber with a commanding presence. "As my concubine, you will bear me a child. Then you can die."

After the conquest of her kingdom by the mighty Alaric, the Dragon King, Princess Isabella of Allendor was taken to his harem to serve him as one of his many concubines. The king was cold and ruthless towards her, punishing her for simply being his late enemy’s daughter. Isabella was afraid of him, rightfully so, and just wanted to survive and avoid the king at all costs. However, when something stronger begin to pull them together, the princess’s sweet innocence and the king’s cold heart find each other in a dangerous dance of fear and desire.

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"I used to open your car door, Catherine. Now I lock you in my bedroom."
Kieran Karakatsanis was once the hired help. He lit my cigarettes, drove me to school, and stood silently in the corner while I lived my life as a mafia princess. He was forbidden fruit, and I took a bite.
Five years later, the tables have turned. My father's empire is crumbling, and Kieran is the one holding the sledgehammer. He’s the boss now. The Ghost. And I am his prisoner.
I walk into his office, wearing the silk robe he bought me. He sits behind the massive mahogany desk, swirling a glass of whiskey. He doesn't stand up for me anymore. He gestures for me to come closer.
"Kneel," he commands softly.
My knees hit the floor before my brain can protest. The power has shifted. He isn't protecting me from the world anymore. He is the world. And God help me, I prefer being at his mercy than being free.