Lord of the Red River

Layla Fae

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She sacrificed her life to serve the Goddess in purity of body and spirit.

The evil monster lord made her his concubine.

They call him Lord of the Red River because blood streams down the stairs of his castle every morning. Whoever defies him feeds the river’s gory current. But constant bloodshed must be boring, because the Agnidari lord seeks more outrageous thrills every day until his gaze falls on the Temple of Amiya’s Sisters. The priestesses are sworn to purity and silence and are untouchable—to anyone but him.

When the lord demands a sacrifice, Vaia draws the short straw. As she travels up the mountain to his castle, she readies herself for death, because she’ll never allow the evil lecher to desecrate her, no matter his power or riches.

But when Vaia meets the orchestrator of her misery, her loud and clear ‘no’ does not lead to a swift death. Indeed, the evil lord seems to delight in her refusal. He makes her sleep, dine, and spend every waking minute by his side, and soon, his most trusted courtier, an Agnidari duke, becomes her close friend and protector in the befuddling court filled with intrigue and betrayal.

When an Agnidari monk arrives to investigate the rumors of the lord’s egregious sins, he is drawn into the thrilling, sensuous dance between the powerful lord, his mischievous duke, and the priestess, whose purity vows start to weigh like an unbearable burden she can’t help but crave to cast off.
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