# The Warden's Hostile Bride

Author: Elena Voss Vale
Site: ReadNovelHub
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Genre: Western-Fantasy-Magic

## World
You married your worst enemy. Now every kiss could unlock your city—or destroy you.

## Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers
- Billionaire Romance
- Revenge Romance
- Slow Burn
- Forced Proximity
- Dark Romance
- LitRPG System
- EnemiesToLovers
- ForcedProximity
- SlowBurn
- HiddenIdentity
- Deadly Fate

## FAQ
### What is The Warden's Hostile Bride about?
You married your worst enemy. Now every kiss could unlock your city—or destroy you.

### Who is the author of The Warden's Hostile Bride?
The Warden's Hostile Bride is written by Elena Voss Vale. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is The Warden's Hostile Bride a Enemies to Lovers story?
Yes. The Warden's Hostile Bride is tagged for Enemies to Lovers, Billionaire Romance, Revenge Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read The Warden's Hostile Bride Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of The Warden's Hostile Bride?
"Put the ring on her, Rook. If she refuses, her brother dies before sunset." The judge's voice cracked across the tribunal. Every head turned toward me.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### The Enemy's Marriage Trap

"Put the ring on her, Rook. If she refuses, her brother dies before sunset." The judge's voice cracked across the tribunal. Every head turned toward me. I stood inside the silver seal with iron cuffs biting into my wrists. Across the circle, Carson Rook held a black ring between two gloved fingers. The city's enforcement chief looked perfectly calm in his black uniform. I laughed once. Dry. Ugly. "That's your marriage proposal?" I asked. "A death threat with witnesses?" His gray eyes stayed on mine. "It's the only proposal you're getting." A few council members shifted. Someone whispered my name from the back row. Mercer the saboteur. The engineer who cracked the east shield. The traitor whose brother helped the rebels. I heard every word. "You dragged me into a public tribunal," I said. "You accused me of destroying half the city. Now you want to marry me?" "I want you alive long enough to repair what you broke." "I didn't break the shield." Carson pulled off one glove. Finger by finger. "Then you shouldn't be afraid of a contract." "I'm afraid of your contracts. People sign them and lose their homes, their names, their children." "No children are involved." "Not yet. Give your council another minute." The judge slammed his metal rod against the bench. "Ivy Mercer, you're in no position to make jokes. Your brother is being held under emergency treason law. His execution has been delayed only because Commander Rook offered an alternative." My stomach twisted. I kept my chin up. "Noah is nineteen," I said. "He hasn't even been convicted." "He was found inside a rebel relay station with stolen shield maps." "He was trying to stop the collapse." Carson's mouth tightened. "Your brother was carrying a detonator." "He was carrying evidence. You never let him speak." "He can s

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