THE DEVIL'S ADDICTION

**PROLOGUE** "They say the princess will be transferred to another island." "Well, her skills are useless in this field." "Right? I don't even know why she's still here." "You know how it is, as long as there's a connection." I just sighed at the noise I heard. Actually, I'm used to it; there's not a day when I'm not the topic. But today is surprisingly weird. This is the first time I've heard that I will be transferred? Why am I the last to know? I just shrugged and continued carrying some stuff for the lab. "Where have you been? Why are you just arriving now?" I looked at the person who spoke. It was one of the healers with me in the lab, the head leader Cole. "Oh, I went to get what we needed for the lab." I quickly replied, afraid to get him in a bad mood. "The prince has been calling for you." My face lit up at the news. The prince? It's been a while. "Show some respect, go there quickly." "O-Oh yes! Wait… is my appearance okay? Should I fix myself first? It's embarrassing—" "Just go! You rarely get called, and yet you're so slow." He snapped at me, clearly irritated. "And do you really need to pretty yourself up?" said his companion, who had been side-eyeing me earlier. Yeah, people here don't like me much, but as I said, I'm used to it. I didn't answer and left. "Tsk. The prince didn't even have a choice; she's so prissy." Ah, I heard that. Pretty myself up? I just want to look presentable in front of the prince, is that so wrong? I just bowed my head. I should just get the dust off my dress. Why did the prince call for me? The last time he called me was two months ago. Our interaction was so short. He just wanted a life update, but he doesn't talk much. I pretty much do all the talking. As I walked towards the main room of the palace, I noticed something different. There were a lot of new items that weren't there before. 'The saintess needs this! She commented that the main hall looked sad.' I stopped in my tracks. The saintess, huh? My eyes drooped, and I continued walking. The prince doesn't like such things. Even his sister can't force him to make the hall look lively, but the saintess can? Although Prince Kaden manages this place, Prince Hellion always takes the lead in handling things. “WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? TRANSFER?! AND TO THAT PLACE?!” I was about to open the door when I heard a familiar shout. “We don’t have a choice—” “Choice my ass! Just because of that woman, you're going to replace Lady Mora!? Have you got no shame?!” I opened the large door and saw Aurora there. She was clenching her teeth in anger. I also saw Princess Hellena, Prince Hellion, and a saintess I didn’t know. “Look, the skill Lady Mora has is really not suitable for us. She can heal, but it’s slow, and we need to fight quickly in order to win,” Princess Hellena insisted. “The lady has arrived,” announced the guard who seemed to have forgotten to open the door for me, so I just opened it myself. He was there, so why didn’t he open it? They all looked at me, well except for the prince. “My Lady!” Aurora shouted, rushing over and hugging me. “Stop me, I might hit them.” She cried. “Lady Mora, you’ve finally arrived,” Princess Hellena said softly. “Please don’t take our news the wrong way; we only want what’s best for the Hearthorn Empire.” I suddenly felt cold at what I heard. The rumors were true? “Our engagement…” I quickly looked at the person who spoke. Prince Hellion, my fiancé. “Lady Morana Viole Fleur.” It was the first time I heard my full name from his lips. “We will have to break our engagement.” Wh-what!? Wait—this isn’t the rumor I heard?! I thought I was just being transferred to another island?! Why does it have to be our engagement?! --

Five years ago, he upped and left his wife without informing her. He had always felt unworthy. As a result, he decided to go and become a better man. It took him five whole years of daily hard work. When he was satisfied, he returned as a powerful and honorable man. He intended to start a family with his wife. But he got back to meet the greatest shocker of his life. He actually had a daughter!

"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"

They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."

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