Ten Days to Claim His Fated Bride

A sold bride discovers her wedding ritual requires her death to save her cursed groom.

Freya is purchased and delivered to Lord Callum, a nobleman afflicted by a fatal black thorn curse that gives him only ten days to claim his fated mate. The wedding proceeds, yet Freya quickly uncovers the brutal magical condition: the curse can only be broken if she dies, turning their union into a countdown toward her execution while the deadline looms.

• fantasy
• romance
• high fantasy

1. Freya is sold into marriage to Lord Callum
2. Callum suffers a fatal black thorn curse
3. The ritual requires Freya's death to save him

Fans of high-stakes fantasy romance with deadly magical bargains will appreciate this premise.