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A Touch of Shadow: The Duke's Obsession
[Obsessive ML, Indulgent, Forbidden Historical Romance]
Read this if you crave a forbidden affair between two nobles.
On the night meant to seal her fate in silk and candlelight, Caelith Emberlyn discovers her new husband cheating on her with her own cousin. Before the humiliation can swallow her whole, another man steps out of the shadows—dangerous, powerful, and far more terrifying than heartbreak.
He is the feared Commander of the Shadow Imperial Guard, a man whose name alone stills the court and stains the capital with silenced dread. Where others see a cold enforcer of the throne, he sees only her—wronged, furious, and far stronger than she appears. And he offers her a choice.
Stay.
What her husband failed to give—loyalty, devotion, power—he vows to place in her hands in his stead.
But this is no gentle rescue. Their alliance begins in secrets and smolders in the dark, a forbidden affair that could shatter reputations and topple dynasties. He is ruthless in war and relentless in love, determined to claim not only her presence at his side but the guarded heart she refuses to yield.
Meanwhile, her repentant husband returns with soft words and tender promises, swearing to cherish her forever. Yet regret comes too late in a world where power is currency and affection is a battlefield.
Caught between a contrite prince of light and a possessive shadow king who would burn the world to keep her, she must decide:
Will she return to the safety of a love that broke her…
Or step into the fire of a devotion fierce enough to consume them both?
Read this if you crave a forbidden affair between two nobles.
On the night meant to seal her fate in silk and candlelight, Caelith Emberlyn discovers her new husband cheating on her with her own cousin. Before the humiliation can swallow her whole, another man steps out of the shadows—dangerous, powerful, and far more terrifying than heartbreak.
He is the feared Commander of the Shadow Imperial Guard, a man whose name alone stills the court and stains the capital with silenced dread. Where others see a cold enforcer of the throne, he sees only her—wronged, furious, and far stronger than she appears. And he offers her a choice.
Stay.
What her husband failed to give—loyalty, devotion, power—he vows to place in her hands in his stead.
But this is no gentle rescue. Their alliance begins in secrets and smolders in the dark, a forbidden affair that could shatter reputations and topple dynasties. He is ruthless in war and relentless in love, determined to claim not only her presence at his side but the guarded heart she refuses to yield.
Meanwhile, her repentant husband returns with soft words and tender promises, swearing to cherish her forever. Yet regret comes too late in a world where power is currency and affection is a battlefield.
Caught between a contrite prince of light and a possessive shadow king who would burn the world to keep her, she must decide:
Will she return to the safety of a love that broke her…
Or step into the fire of a devotion fierce enough to consume them both?
- Chapter 1: The Wedding Night
- Chapter 2: You Owe Me
- Chapter 3: Invitation
- Chapter 4: What Do I Want?
- Chapter 5: Do As You Wish
- Chapter 6: Mistake
- Chapter 7: Peril
- Chapter 8: The Rawest Wound
- Chapter 9: Play
- Chapter 10: Because It Is You
- Chapter 11: A Game Of Chess
- Chapter 12: It’s His Choice
- Chapter 13: Trembling
- Chapter 14: Hound
- Chapter 15: Cunning
- Chapter 16: Twilight
- Chapter 17: The Tea
- Chapter 18: Help Me
- Chapter 19: Waiting For The News
- Chapter 20: Mercy
- Chapter 21: Lean On Me
- Chapter 22: Call Me By Name
- Chapter 23: Shift
- Chapter 24: No Proof
- Chapter 25: Remember
- Chapter 26: Trust
- Chapter 27: Calculations
- Chapter 28: A Silent Blade
- Chapter 29: Intimacy
- Chapter 30: Precious
- Chapter 31: Monstrous Nature
- Chapter 32: Difficult
- Chapter 33: Two Birds
- Chapter 34: Magnanimity
- Chapter 35: Disobedient
- Chapter 36: Only Ask Me
- Chapter 37: Between You and Me
- Chapter 38: Some Truths
- Chapter 39: Why Do You Weep?
- Chapter 40: Only Her
- Chapter 41: Hoping Against Hope
- Chapter 42: Something Curious
- Chapter 43: Changed
- Chapter 44: Wish to Resist
- Chapter 45: Following
- Chapter 46: Jade
- Chapter 47: Hidden Past
- Chapter 48: Dreams
- Chapter 49: A Line to Cross
- Chapter 50: You Will Find Me
- Chapter 51: An Alliance
- Chapter 52: Hatred
- Chapter 53: Petty Schemes
- Chapter 54: Firefly
- Chapter 55: Instrument
- Chapter 56: An Honest Player
- Chapter 57: A Trap
- Chapter 58: My Brave Firebird
- Chapter 59: A Faithless Man
- Chapter 60: Consider This Your Punishment
- Chapter 61: Three Arrows
- Chapter 62: The Name
- Chapter 63: Vivid Red
- Chapter 64: Weakness
- Chapter 65: Locust Tree
- Chapter 66: Watching
- Chapter 67: For Her
- Chapter 68: You Must Not Die
- Chapter 69: May I Take A Glimpse?
- Chapter 70: Contemptible Creature
- Chapter 71: Nearly Gone
- Chapter 72: The Ledger
- Chapter 73: The Games She’s Playing
- Chapter 74: When all this is over…
- Chapter 75: In Every Sense
- Chapter 76: The Debt
- Chapter 77: A Stain
- Chapter 78: I... Killed A Person
- Chapter 79: The Aftermath
- Chapter 80: Not Anymore
- Chapter 81: Unwanted Guest
- Chapter 82: Thoughts Of You
- Chapter 83: Imminent
- Chapter 84: Crazy
- Chapter 85: Mine
- Chapter 86: Like Rain
- Chapter 87: To Live For Myself
- Chapter 88: Is This Your Affection?
- Chapter 89: Nothing Will Change That
- Chapter 90: The Same Name
- Chapter 91: The Account Of Human Ties
- Chapter 92: Do I… or not?
- Chapter 93: Stand Beside You
- Chapter 94: Call Me Something Sweet
- Chapter 95: Fear
- Chapter 96: Kneeling
- Chapter 97: Fourth Missing Woman
- Chapter 98: Due Respect
- Chapter 99: A Chance
- Chapter 100: One Man
- Chapter 101: Say It Again
- Chapter 102: I Am Not Letting You Go
- Chapter 103: Confession
- Chapter 104: We Continue
- Chapter 105: Box Of Pastries
- Chapter 106: As She Pleases
- Chapter 107: Blades Of Grass
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