Arc of Fire - Chapter 83: “Blow the Enemy to the Moon

Power comes with a cost... and it was something she was willing to trade her soul for.A few nights before her wedding, Lauren sought a way to break her fourth engagement. Known for her bad reputation as the rebel princess, she was the only lady who had the guts to step foot on the Everston mansion, the house of a notorious warlord, in the middle of the night.She offered him a wicked alliance that the entire kingdom did not see coming: a marriage.A vixen pretending to be a damsel in distress and a man whose crimson eyes screaming for bloodshed. Could something blossom in this treacherous dance of lies and deception?--“Are you upset?”She eyed him sharply. “Should I be honored that I got tricked by you, milord?”He drank the remaining wine in his glass with one gulp and put it on the wooden table.He stepped in front of her. His hand was on the rail on her side while his other hand grabbed her glass and finished her wine before putting it down.The way his Adam's apple moved with his every violent gulp made her feel a tickling heat around her nape.When he brought his attention back to her, he licked his lips to wipe off the trace of wine.“How shall I make it up to you then?” he asked with his deep voice, like a seductive devil asking his victim how she would like to be killed. Dangerous yet… enthralling.

In a world where magic intertwines with reality, a dying human girl named Elara awakens to find herself in a foreign land. The air smells of ancient forests, and the sky is painted with hues she’s never seen before. Before her stands the enigmatic Demon Queen, Seraphina, her eyes as cold as the ice that encases her throne.Seraphina proposes a desperate bargain: a contractual marriage between them. In exchange for Elara’s hand, Seraphina promises to save the crumbling human kingdom from impending doom. Elara, with nothing left to lose, accepts, thrust into a web of intrigue, danger, and forbidden emotions.As they embark on their perilous adventure, Elara discovers that Seraphina’s icy demeanor hides a tragic past. The Demon Queen’s power is unmatched, her wrath swift and merciless. Yet, beneath the frost, Elara glimpses vulnerability—a longing for connection that defies her ruthless reputation.

“I will never accept that monster vampire as my wedded husband..!” Princess Alice's eyes shined with determination.On the other hand, King Cyrus's eyes glowed with aloofness when he muttered, “I will make the Princess of Suzania cry the tears of blood when she would crave death rather than staying with me….”...The enmity between both the Kingdoms was evident for ages until they decide to hitch the royal through a wedding, with a deeper and hidden motiveShe was the beloved princess of her Kingdom Suzania, Princess Alice with a prophecy making her unique of all her kinds. He was the Crowned Prince of Vampire land Gazelle, who never believed in love, as the word only brought misery in his life.A first-ever wedding where a vampire and a witch were wedded due to the turn in circumstances when her cousin bride denied getting married. Political based marriage where the groom and bride held undefined hatred towards each other.Love was forbidden because both empires have their unseen aims.But for how long can the couple resist the temptation and their longing for each other, when not a mere human is married off to a vampire.Especially, when the groom was yet to be told about his new wife's precious powers and undiscovered identity?Will Princess Alice, soon to be Queen, overcome the challenges that the newly married life will throw at her? However in this new Kingdom, many are waiting for her husband’s downfall, and to make cuckolds out of her.Read, “His Witch Queen” to know more.

My dream will come true! Soon I will be arriving in Italy and appearing at the Milan Fashion Show! My photos will be published in all fashion magazines around the world!

In the end, all my sacrifices and hard work will not be in vain!

But why my dream become a nightmare!? Daddy suddenly invited me to meet a young CEO who was really arrogant. He said, for the sake of my family's business, I will become his future wife of the young CEO!

I don't want to marry him! I don't even know, and don’t love him, but now I have to sacrifice my dream to become his housewife!?

What about my dream? Are my efforts and sacrifices in vain? What does the world's most arrogant CEO want? Does he think money can buy love?