Beneath the Thorned Crown

I knew the moment he walked into my life, he would ruin it.
I just never expected him to enjoy it so much.

Dominic Castellano is more than a man—he’s a storm wrapped in a tailored suit.
The heir to a kingdom built on blood and loyalty.
A devil in disguise, watching from his throne as the world kneels before him.
I should have stayed far away.
But my brother’s mistake painted a target on my back, and now I belong to him.
Not as a lover. Not as a guest.
As collateral.
He calls it a debt. A lesson.
But I see it for what it really is—a cage.
A cruel game where the only way to win is to break.
Yet every time he gets too close, I see something beneath the brutality.
A man whose touch threatens to undo me.
Whose anger hides a hunger more dangerous than his power.

He says I’m his now.
That I’ll learn my place.
But I’m not a pawn.
I’m not a princess.
And if he wants to keep me beneath his crown…
He’ll have to bleed for it.