Sent to the Beast King as a Sacrifice — Then She Touched Him

The earl's unwanted daughter is dragged to the cursed king's castle and left there as an offering. Everyone expects her to be torn apart before dawn. Instead, when his fury rises, her hand against his skin quiets him — and that single, impossible moment changes who holds power.

Now she is kept close, watched by a court that whispers about her mother, who burned as a witch, and by a king who refuses to let her out of his sight. Every kindness hides a threat, every rival wants her gone, and the beast she was sent to die for is the only one standing between her and the knives in the shadows. Will Maeve Grey stay the girl who was handed over to be destroyed, or will she claim the fate no one meant her to have? A girl is delivered to a cursed king as an offering, expected to die. Her touch alone can calm the beast's rage, making her both valuable and hunted. The court wants her gone; the king wants her nowhere but at his side. She was raised to be expendable, yet she is learning to choose for herself.