Bound by a Name Not His Own: A Romantasy of Legacy, Lies, and Love (eBook, ePUB)
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In a world where names decide worth and silence protects power, love is not a promise-it is a risk.Adrian was raised inside a lineage that never fully claimed him, shaped by corridors of stone, councils that spoke in measured tones, and a father whose approval was always conditional. From the outside, House Vale appears immovable, a structure built to endure through careful alliances and inherited authority, but from within it is a place where belonging is calculated, and affection is a liability best left unspoken.Elena understands this kind of world instinctively. She has learned to read roo...
In a world where names decide worth and silence protects power, love is not a promise-it is a risk.
Adrian was raised inside a lineage that never fully claimed him, shaped by corridors of stone, councils that spoke in measured tones, and a father whose approval was always conditional. From the outside, House Vale appears immovable, a structure built to endure through careful alliances and inherited authority, but from within it is a place where belonging is calculated, and affection is a liability best left unspoken.
Elena understands this kind of world instinctively. She has learned to read rooms before entering them, to recognize when kindness is sincere and when it is merely well-placed courtesy. To survive, she has been taught to choose carefully-her words, her silences, her future-because in societies built on reputation and agreement, a woman's heart is rarely considered her own.
Their connection begins quietly, without declarations or spectacle, in moments that feel almost accidental: shared air, restrained glances, conversations that stop just short of confession. What grows between them is not reckless passion but something more dangerous-a mutual recognition that asks for honesty in a world that survives on omission.
As political expectations tighten and familial obligations close in, both Adrian and Elena are forced to confront the cost of compliance. Choices are made on their behalf, futures arranged with polite language and sealed documents, while the truth lingers unacknowledged, waiting for the moment when silence can no longer hold it.
This is not a story about defiance that burns brightly and briefly. It is a story about endurance, about the quiet courage required to remain oneself when every structure insists otherwise. About the difference between inheritance and identity, between being chosen and choosing.
As alliances shift and truths surface, Adrian must face the question that has followed him all his life: what remains when a name is taken away? And Elena must decide whether survival is enough, or whether a life built on restraint can still make room for love.
Written in restrained, lyrical prose, this novel explores intimacy under pressure, power disguised as tradition, and the fragile freedom found when two people choose each other without guarantees. It is a slow-burning romantic tale where every silence carries weight, every gesture matters, and love is not an escape from the system-but a quiet refusal to disappear within it.
Adrian was raised inside a lineage that never fully claimed him, shaped by corridors of stone, councils that spoke in measured tones, and a father whose approval was always conditional. From the outside, House Vale appears immovable, a structure built to endure through careful alliances and inherited authority, but from within it is a place where belonging is calculated, and affection is a liability best left unspoken.
Elena understands this kind of world instinctively. She has learned to read rooms before entering them, to recognize when kindness is sincere and when it is merely well-placed courtesy. To survive, she has been taught to choose carefully-her words, her silences, her future-because in societies built on reputation and agreement, a woman's heart is rarely considered her own.
Their connection begins quietly, without declarations or spectacle, in moments that feel almost accidental: shared air, restrained glances, conversations that stop just short of confession. What grows between them is not reckless passion but something more dangerous-a mutual recognition that asks for honesty in a world that survives on omission.
As political expectations tighten and familial obligations close in, both Adrian and Elena are forced to confront the cost of compliance. Choices are made on their behalf, futures arranged with polite language and sealed documents, while the truth lingers unacknowledged, waiting for the moment when silence can no longer hold it.
This is not a story about defiance that burns brightly and briefly. It is a story about endurance, about the quiet courage required to remain oneself when every structure insists otherwise. About the difference between inheritance and identity, between being chosen and choosing.
As alliances shift and truths surface, Adrian must face the question that has followed him all his life: what remains when a name is taken away? And Elena must decide whether survival is enough, or whether a life built on restraint can still make room for love.
Written in restrained, lyrical prose, this novel explores intimacy under pressure, power disguised as tradition, and the fragile freedom found when two people choose each other without guarantees. It is a slow-burning romantic tale where every silence carries weight, every gesture matters, and love is not an escape from the system-but a quiet refusal to disappear within it.
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