The Substitute Bride Who Woke the Tyrant

The Story

Fiona trades her freedom for a marriage of convenience, stepping in to wed Kael, the comatose master of Blackstone Manor. Her family sacrifices her for a massive dowry, leaving her trapped in a house dominated by Kael’s hostile mother and sister Elara. Enduring daily humiliation and confinement, Fiona conceals her identity as a senior expert at the OWV medical institute. Under the cover of darkness, she examines Kael and discovers his coma is a lie. Elara has been chronically poisoning him, and Fiona stabilizes his vital signs using acupuncture. She contacts her teammates to engineer a targeted antidote just as Kael nears death. Professional medical experts arrive to save him, and his waking mind immediately targets the source of the poison. Kael exposes Elara’s murder plot and punishes her for the betrayal. Fiona’s greedy mother, sister, and ex-fiancé scramble to regain his favor, but their efforts are thoroughly crushed by the man who now controls his own destiny.