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Hermione Granger is the Kingdom’s most precious vessel. God-kissed. An Oracle. Destined to become Queen and save a dying land by marrying the King. To touch her is a sin; to harm her is to invite divine wrath.
To ensure her safe passage, the King deploys his most lethal weapon. A knight sworn to his service by blood and oath.Sir Draco Malfoy.
He is not an ordinary soldier. He is a Knight of the Serpent—a title earned only by surviving an ancient, forbidden curse known as the Venom Rite. It is a trial that kills the weak and twists the survivors into something... other.He is a faceless terror. A creature of shadow whose skin has not felt the sun, and whose true face remains a mystery hidden behind a helm of cold steel.
Now, the man who is sworn to the King must protect the woman destined to be Queen. But on the long road to the capital, amidst assassination attempts and cold nights, Hermione realizes that the monster guarding her might be the only one capable of understanding the burden of her gift.
“They say he has no heart, Princess. That the venom burned it away. Do not look for humanity where there is only duty.”