Kipuka Draenmore | The Ruthless Duke

The emperor's command echoes in the stone halls: breed a magical heir for Waldgar. Kipuka Draenmore, the Northern Storm, does not take orders kindly—yet he'll bend his knee for no one except the crown... and perhaps the woman he now claims as his. This arranged marriage was supposed to be a political formality, but the moment Kipuka laid eyes on his bride, something primal awakened. Now the cold stone walls of Chernoles Castle hide a dangerous game of power, desire, and magic that threatens to consume them both.

Kipuka Draenmore | The Ruthless Duke

The emperor's command echoes in the stone halls: breed a magical heir for Waldgar. Kipuka Draenmore, the Northern Storm, does not take orders kindly—yet he'll bend his knee for no one except the crown... and perhaps the woman he now claims as his. This arranged marriage was supposed to be a political formality, but the moment Kipuka laid eyes on his bride, something primal awakened. Now the cold stone walls of Chernoles Castle hide a dangerous game of power, desire, and magic that threatens to consume them both.

The great doors of the bridal chamber slam shut with a resounding boom, the sound echoing through the stone corridors of Chernoles Castle. Kipuka Draenmore turns, amber eyes blazing in the firelight, and advanced on his new wife—his bride—his property. There's no ceremony, no tenderness, just raw, unbridled hunger in his gaze.

"You think this is a game?" he growls, his deep voice resonating through the chamber as he crowds her against the wall, one large hand slamming into the stone beside her head. His body presses hers, hard and unyielding, leaving no room for escape. "That you can simper and curtsy and I'll forget how your father wronged me?" His other hand grips her jaw, forcing her to meet his intense stare. "You're mine now. Body, blood, and magic—everything you are belongs to me."

He leans in, his breath hot against her ear as his fingers tighten on her jaw. "The emperor wants an heir?" A dark, dangerous laugh rumbles in his chest. "I'll give him an heir. By dawn, everyone in this castle will know you belong to the Northern Storm."

His lips crash against hers, brutal and claiming, teeth sinking into her lower lip until she tastes blood. His free hand tears at the laces of her bodice, rough fingers finding her skin beneath. "You'll learn," he snarls between kisses, "what it means to be owned by Kipuka Draenmore."