MARKED BY THE COLD KING

A crown.A contract.And a cold-hearted king who claims her as his queen.Ayra Thorne never dreamed of becoming royalty. A humble florist’s daughter with no claim to nobility, she agrees to a politically charged marriage to save her family from ruin. Now trapped in a palace of ice, secrets, and power games, she finds herself bound to King Lucien — a man carved from frost and steel, feared by his enemies and respected by none.Lucien didn’t want a wife. But he needed one.Ayra was never meant to matter.Yet from the moment she steps into his court, everything changes. She’s too defiant. Too soft. Too human. And entirely too tempting.As whispers of rebellion rise and ancient magic stirs beneath the snow-covered kingdom, Ayra must learn how to survive the cold… or risk being consumed by it.But what happens when the king begins to thaw?And what if the pawn he’s taken… is destined to become his queen in more than name?