the Vow of Guardian

She was traded for peace.He was sworn to protect her.Neither was allowed to love.Clara Faircrest arrives in Valecross as a bride no one expects to survive. The kingdom is bound to a violent legacy that turns kings into weapons, and every queen before her has vanished into silence.Her husband rules behind a mask of control, but it is the Guardian of the castle Alexander Blackthorn who becomes her quiet refuge. His loyalty is absolute, his past carved into his skin, and the strange power that follows him into the night is both a shield and a threat.As secrets unravel, Clara discovers that the castle's curse is not only ancient it is ready for it's next vessel. And it is waking inside her.To save the man she loves, Clara must choose between obedience and freedom, between a throne built on blood and a life forged in defiance.The Vow of the Guardian is a haunting dark-romance fantasy about forbidden devotion, breaking inherited darkness, and finding light beyond the fall of empires.