The Duke's Fated Cure

The Duke's Fated Cure — A duke cursed with unruly desire enters a marriage of convenience with the woman whose touch calms him.

Duke Cassian Thorne suffers a supernatural affliction that erodes his sanity unless Aveline stays close. She enters his orbit by snatching his daughter from mortal peril, moments after fleeing a disastrous marriage with nothing to her name. He proposes a contractual union: his title and resources in exchange for the constant proximity that steadies his mind. The arrangement binds them together, forcing an intimacy neither expected as necessity becomes the foundation of an unforeseen connection.

Quick answers

What supernatural affliction does Cassian endure?

A desire curse that threatens his sanity unless Aveline remains near.

How do Cassian and Aveline first meet?

She pulls his daughter from certain death, then arrives at his doorstep newly freed from a failed marriage.

Recommended for

Audiences who appreciate contractual unions where magical necessity drives reluctant partners toward genuine closeness.