I couldn’t help but think this was yet another wicked scheme designed by my enemy to unsettle me.

Layers of my dark, glittering skirts were too light to provide any true protection or warmth, and my slippers were little more than scraps of black silk with thin leather soles. The metal corset my future husband had given me earlier tonight turned unbearably cold in the frigid air. Now I willingly promised to wed their king, the Prince of Pride, to end a curse. The immortal beings who stole souls for the devil, and the selfish midnight creatures my grandmother warned my twin and me to hide from our whole lives. I could never allow myself to forget what he was. He was exactly what his brother Envy had claimed: the worst of the seven demon princes. He was not my friend, and he certainly wasn’t my protector. I resisted the urge to breathe warmth into my hands or turn to Wrath for comfort. They were either deep blue or black, as if the darkest part of the sea had swelled up to an impossible height and had frozen in place.Ĭhills raced down my spine. Through the lingering smoke and mist I could just make out walls hewn from a strange, opaque gemstone that shot up farther than I could see. Flames burning hot enough to scorch my soul or melt the flesh right off my bones. In every nightmare, I’d pictured a cascade of fire and brimstone raining down. In the brief moments it took us to travel from the cave in Palermo to this realm, I’d concocted various visions of our arrival, each one more terrible than the last. Ignoring the traitorous Prince of Wrath at my side, I took a quiet, shuddering breath as smoke wafted around from the demon magic he’d used to transport us here. Kingdom of the Cursed – Kingdom of the Wicked 2 Summary Introduction Excerpt. or is he keeping dangerous secrets about his true nature?Įmilia will be tested in every way as she seeks a series of magical objects that will unlock the clues of her past and the answers she craves. Can she even trust Wrath, her one-time ally in the mortal world. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone than ever before. The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons. She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria. Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked, 2) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series comes the sizzling, sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked.Īfter selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she’s introduced to a seductive world of vice. Kingdom of the Cursed – Kingdom of the Wicked 2 Summary

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