Mate of a Royal (Lord of Rathe, 3)

Legend Deveraux is the youngest king in the history of Rathe, a ruler burdened by the weight of a fractured soul and the remnants of his father’s dark magic. His life is one of order and duty until he encounters Haide, a woman forged in the brutal chaos of Exile Island. Raised among the outcasts and monsters discarded by the crown, Haide is the antithesis of everything Legend represents.

Yet, the moment their paths cross, an ancient, volatile bond ignites between them—a connection that defies their disparate worlds and sparks a dangerous, undeniable obsession. Determined to claim her, Legend brings Haide to Rathe University to unlock the suppressed power dormant within her. But as their intimacy deepens, a shadow falls over the kingdom.

A series of gruesome murders begins to claim the gifted, and with every death, Legend’s own magic wanes. As suspicion turns toward Haide, the line between fated soulmate and lethal threat blurs. Trapped between his people’s hatred and the rising violence, Legend must decide if the woman who completes him is his salvation or the catalyst for Rathe’s total destruction.

In a land defined by bloodlines, their union may be the kingdom’s final undoing.