by A.D. Wrae
Series: The Velvet Malediction Duet #1
She was the Heir of Life. He was the Architect of Death. Ophelia Ashworth has only ever known decay. As the last heir of the once-illustrious Life-Touch lineage, her sole inheritance is a family name choked by shame and a magical core cursed by a spreading blight. In the brutal, elegant world of Aeternia, where Life and Death magic must maintain an unstable cosmic Balance guarded by the Consortium, Ophelia is the most valuable kind of a beautiful sacrifice. Her fate is sealed by the ancient Ves
Genres: Fantasy
Tropes: Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Arranged/Forced Marriage, Forced Proximity
Published: 2026-05-28