Stolen Bride Novel

Layla endured a life of abandonment in her previous incarnation. Yearning for her father's love, her brothers' affection, and her fiancee's care proved futile—she could never measure up to her sister. Used as a political pawn by her family and scorned by her fiancee, she succumbed to despair and died at twenty-five. In her second life, Layla resolves to mirror their indifference toward her. To break free from their control, she deliberately enters the territory of her father's greatest enemy and becomes his bride. She transforms into an obsession for the King of Ardos, knowing his consuming passion may destroy her. Yet she also becomes the sweet, innocent pet of Emperor Icarus, surrendering to his desires as he commands: "Come little bird, cry for me tonight."