I was the backup bride handed to the cursed prince—just to keep him alive.What did I get?A kiss. A betrayal. And a baby.They said he was a monster.Every wife before me? Dead.I expected fangs and chains.Instead, I got—tall, gorgeous, and lethal.One look into his amber eyes and my wolf Mate.But I was never his choice.Just a stand-in for a runaway heiress.He kissed me like he meant it—while calling someone else's name... moreI was the backup bride handed to the cursed prince—just to keep him alive.What did I get?A kiss. A betrayal. And a baby.They said he was a monster.Every wife before me? Dead.I expected fangs and chains.Instead, I got—tall, gorgeous, and lethal.One look into his amber eyes and my wolf Mate.But I was never his choice.Just a stand-in for a runaway heiress.He kissed me like he meant it—while calling someone else's name.And when the real bride came back for her crown?I got the boot—pregnant, pissed, and very much done.Five years later, I walked back into his palace—not as his wife, but as the heir of another throne.And I didn't come alone.He recognized me the second he saw me.Now he's offering a kingdom to fix what he broke.But the curse is closing in.And this time, it might take both him and our child. less