I Became the Stepmother of a Terminally Ill Child

In a world where betrayal and power play, Countess Clarisse lost everything to her uncle's greed. To reclaim her family's stolen legacy, she must strike a deal with the most feared man in the empire: the Ruthless Duke Albert, a man rumored to use children as weapons of war. But behind the closed doors of the estate, she finds a dying infant, Theodore, and a secret power within herself that is the only hope for his survival. A dangerous pact is forged: become the child's mother, or lose her inheritance forever. In a a game of obsession and power, will Clarisse find the home she never thought she possible? Discover the truth in Chapter 1!