1Chapter 1: The Sacrificial Lamb in Damask
41Chapter 41: A Bride in Name, a King’s in Truth
2Chapter 2: A Vow Spoken to Shadows
42Chapter 42: The Rustle of Discarded Dignity
3Chapter 3: The Earl’s Tepid Benediction
43Chapter 43: To Bleed for the Peace of the Realm
4Chapter 4: Hampton Court: The Golden Maw
44Chapter 44: The Heavy Scent of Beeswax and Sin
5Chapter 5: The Heavy Weight of the Montclair Name
45Chapter 45: A Subject’s Soul in the King’s Palm
6Chapter 6: A Bride Bound in Whalebone
46Chapter 46: The Discipline of the Gilded Chamber
7Chapter 7: The Scent of Hunt-Musk at the Threshold
47Chapter 47: A Sovereign’s Hunger, Unmasked
8Chapter 8: When the King Bids the Groom Depart
48Chapter 48: The Constraint of the Silk Underskirt
9Chapter 9: The Divine Right of the Bedchamber
49Chapter 49: A Heart Tethered to the Scepter
10Chapter 10: Prima Nocta: An Ancient Cruelty Revived
50Chapter 50: The King’s Brand Upon the Spirit
11Chapter 11: The Sovereign’s Shadow Upon the Silk
51Chapter 51: Beneath the Tapestry of Conquest
12Chapter 12: A Command That Brooks No Defiance
52Chapter 52: A Noblewoman’s Bitter Submission
13Chapter 13: The King’s Hand Upon the Latch
53Chapter 53: The Unyielding Rigidity of the Stays
14Chapter 14: A Subject’s Trembling Obeisance
54Chapter 54: A Masterpiece of Royal Cruelty
15Chapter 15: The Monarch’s Merciless Appraisal
55Chapter 55: The Earl’s Silent Forfeiture
16Chapter 16: Unpicking the Laces of Modesty
56Chapter 56: To Taste the Vintage Before the Groom
17Chapter 17: The Stiffened Bodice as a Fortress
57Chapter 57: The Heavy Hand of Divine Right
18Chapter 18: Beneath the Scepter’s Dark Influence
58Chapter 58: A Pride Reduced to Embers
19Chapter 19: A Lesson in Royal Entitlement
59Chapter 59: The Monarch’s Private Liturgy
20Chapter 20: The First Breach of the Bridal Vow
60Chapter 60: The Suffocation of Royal Favor
21Chapter 21: The Iron Will Behind the Velvet Doublet
61Chapter 61: A Body Bound, a Spirit Broken
22Chapter 22: To Kneel Before the Lion of England
62Chapter 62: The King’s Lasting Impression
23Chapter 23: The Agony of the Slow Unlacing
63Chapter 63: A Lesson in Lowly Station
24Chapter 24: A High-Born Pride Brought Low
64Chapter 64: The Agony of the Monarch’s Mercy
25Chapter 25: The King’s Breath, the Only Law
65Chapter 65: Beneath the Weight of Slashed Velvet
26Chapter 26: Bound by the Cords of the Kirtle
66Chapter 66: The Final Tightening of the Cord
27Chapter 27: A Tithe of Flesh and Spirit
67Chapter 67: A Vassal to the Scepter’s Lust
28Chapter 28: The Earl’s Ousted Authority
68Chapter 68: The King’s Word, the Bride’s Silence
29Chapter 29: Within the Grip of a Tudor’s Desire
69Chapter 69: A Sacrilege Written in Silk
30Chapter 30: The Cruel Precision of Royal Hands
70Chapter 70: The Sovereign’s Unending Reign
31Chapter 31: A Pawn Scathed by the Scepter
71Chapter 71: Beyond the Reach of Man’s Law
32Chapter 32: The Oppressive Heat of the Hearth
72Chapter 72: The Heavy Oak Doors Remain Barred
33Chapter 33: A Soul Weighed Against the Crown
73Chapter 73: A Soul Forged in the King’s Fire
34Chapter 34: The Sovereign’s Darkest Custom
74Chapter 74: The Absolute Surrender of House Montclair
35Chapter 35: No Sanctuary Within the Stays
75Chapter 75: A High-Born Captive of the Crown
36Chapter 36: The Breaking of the Montclair Seal
76Chapter 76: The Monarch’s Satiated Wrath
37Chapter 37: A Vessel for the King’s Pleasure
77Chapter 77: To Wear the King’s Livery in the Heart
38Chapter 38: The Raw Dominance of the Throne
78Chapter 78: The Echo of the Heavy Latch
39Chapter 39: Lacing the Spirit to the Royal Will
79Chapter 79: A Crown Above the Nuptial Bed
40Chapter 40: The Monarch’s Absolute Claim
80Chapter 80: Forever the Sovereign’s Possession
