I Didn’t Tame The Beastly Duke!

Celia Montague's second chance at life arrives through tragedy—a meaningless death that awakens her as a character in an adult novel she never asked to inhabit. Bound by arranged marriage to Duke Leonis Cardian, she discovers her new husband carries a terrible burden: a curse claimed on behalf of the Imperial Family itself. What should be a union of convenience becomes complicated when Celia realizes she might hold the key to breaking his curse. Yet as their relationship unfolds, so does their tension. Celia resists the physical intimacy expected of a new bride, desperately seeking time to solve the curse before consummation. Leonis, possessive and increasingly obsessed, grows impatient with her reluctance. Their nights become a battleground of conflicting desires—her need for space clashing against his refusal to release her. "You won't leave this bedroom," he insists, unwilling to hear her pleas. Trapped between a husband she's beginning to care for and the curse threatening everything, Celia must navigate aristocratic schemes, family conflicts, and her own unraveling resolve. Can she break the curse before she breaks under the weight of her new life?