Forced To Marry The Heiress (GL)

[TRIGGER WARNING: THIS STORY DEPICTS VIOLENCE AND R18 THEMES THAT MIGHT MAKE READERS UNCOMFORTABLE. PLEASE SKIP THIS STORY IF THIS IS NOT YOUR GENRE, PLEASE BE WARNED AND THANK YOU.]When a scandalous photograph of her kissing Izzah Keres Maude Eisenthurn finds its way into the public eye, an old promise made fifteen years ago is suddenly enforced. To prevent further damage to both families, a marriage is arranged almost overnight.For Asteria, it is simply another cage.For Keres, it is an inconvenience she never wanted.As the heir to the Eisenthurn family feared throughout elite circles, Keres has little patience for her new wife and even less interest in keeping her. Yet the longer they remain bound together, the harder it becomes to ignore the unsettling feeling that there is far more to Asteria than the fragile image she presents to the world.The real question is: why did Asteria choose silence fifteen years ago—and why is she still choosing it now?