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Chained by Hades, the Underworld King

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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Ingrith pulls a thorn from a dying stranger while hunting the sap that could save her mother. A week later her family sells her to the Frostlands, and the stranger turns out to be the king of the dead.

Tropes & themes: dramatic · female lead · dark romance · dark · forced proximity · age gap · fantasy kingdom · fantasy romance · revenge · romance · arranged marriage · possessive love · betrayal · timeless fantasy · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Iron Thorn (free)
  2. Chapter 2: The Bride Price (free)
  3. Chapter 3: The Winter Rite (free)
  4. Chapter 4: The Price of Hands (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: Salt and Chain (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: The Law of Salt (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: The First Night (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: The Court of the Dead (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: The Fiance at the Gate (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: Frost on the Black Stair (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: The Hold in Ice (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Tree (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: The Choice (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: Sigrun's Court (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: Leif Unchained (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: The Lord Unseated (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: The Queen's Rite (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: Eight Branches (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: The Knife Again (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: What the Tree Wants (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Winterhall (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: The Lake Drinks (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: The Frost Breaks (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: Two Crowns (locked)

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