The Stone Lord's Vow: A Steamy Monster Romance Short Read (The Cursed Marriage Auctions #6)

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I was sold at auction to a monster made of stone.

Lord Aurelian of Ravenholm isn’t like the others—he doesn’t leer, doesn’t gloat, doesn’t claim me like a prize. He asks. He protects. He watches the world like a guardian carved into a cathedral… and at dawn, he turns to stone and leaves me alone with a castle full of secrets.

I came to survive the Compact.

Instead, my Bloodkey wakes—bright as sunlight, sharp as a blade—and suddenly I’m the one thing the crown should fear. Because I can break oaths. I can shatter bindings.

And Aurelian?

He’s been bound for centuries.

At night he becomes flesh again—cold marble turning warm under my hands, wings folding around me like a private throne—and every careful touch feels like a vow I can’t take back. He says he won’t take what I don’t give.

But I want to give him everything.

The final auction is here. The Pact Stone is waiting.

And if I burn this kingdom down to free my stone lord… I’ll do it with his mouth on mine and his vow wrapped tight around my heart.