Fake crown. Wrong bride. Real mate bond.And one very unplanned pup.

Leanna

I was the princess’s shadow—her stand-in for speeches, signatures, and, apparently, the Alpha’s impostor bride.

Cedric Raine needed a bride to end a war. I needed to survive.

The crown was fake. The name wasn’t mine.

But every touch on mating night? Terrifyingly real.

He marked me, mated me, made me believe I wasn’t just a lie.

Until the real princess came back.

And he locked me in a cell.

So I left—with his heir.

Six years later, I don’t wear crowns—I build business empires.

Now I return to his palace in heels, diamonds, and zero regrets.

And when he...

Fake crown. Wrong bride. Real mate bond.And one very unplanned pup.

Leanna

I was the princess’s shadow—her stand-in for speeches, signatures, and, apparently, the Alpha’s impostor bride.

Cedric Raine needed a bride to end a war. I needed to survive.

The crown was fake. The name wasn’t mine.

But every touch on mating night? Terrifyingly real.

He marked me, mated me, made me believe I wasn’t just a lie.

Until the real princess came back.

And he locked me in a cell.

So I left—with his heir.

Six years later, I don’t wear crowns—I build business empires.

Now I return to his palace in heels, diamonds, and zero regrets.

And when he sees my little boy with his eyes?

The crown won’t be the only thing at my feet.

Cedric

She wasn’t the princess. I knew it the second she stepped into my court.

But her scent, her fire, the way she trembled in my arms—that was real.

I kept her because I couldn’t let her go.

Even when the truth came for us, I chose silence to protect her.

Now she’s back—with a new name, her own kingdom, and a child that looks just like me.

And I’d burn mine down just to have her again.