Vows in Black Water

When heiress Seraphina Vale is forced into an arranged marriage with Lucian Draven, the ruthless lord of Blackwater House, she expects a gilded cage and a cold husband. What she finds instead is a decaying coastal empire ruled by blood debts, whispered rituals, and a man who knows far too much about the night her mother vanished.

Lucian needs Seraphina’s name to secure his crumbling dynasty, but he wants her for darker, more dangerous reasons. Beneath his cruelty lies obsession, beneath his restraint lies hunger, and beneath their marriage contract lies a secret that could destroy both their families. As Seraphina searches the flooded tunnels under Blackwater, she discovers her new husband may be her captor, her protector, and the only person alive who understands what she truly is.

In a house where every mirror lies and every vow has teeth, love is not salvation. It is surrender.