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- Content warnings: Blood, Captivity, Death, Dubious consent, Grief, Trauma, Violence, Torture, Sexual content
The Fated and the Damned
by Chloe Hodge
Book 2 in Cursed Blood
The enemies-to-lovers arc pays off with real emotional depth as Kitarni and Dante navigate betrayal, an arranged marriage, and a demon queen threatening everything. Hungarian folklore-inspired worldbuilding gives it a fresh dark fantasy feel.
goodreads 3.87/5 1,423 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length427 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice4/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Intense / passionate
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Demon lord
- Mutual pining
- Emotional / loving
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Forbidden love
- Animalistic / primal
- Addictive read
- Possessive alpha
- Fated mates
- Possessive / claiming style
- Praise kink
- Possessive/protective
- Body worship
- Marking hickeys
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Dominance
- Power exchange
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Arranged marriage
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forced proximity
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- Forest / wilderness
- Demons
- Dark romance
- Secret relationship
- Cursed love interest
- Blood feud romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Warrior/fighter
- Romantic
- Emotional
- Witch/mage
- Intense
- Immersive
- Morally gray
- Adventurous
- Steamy
- Star-crossed lovers
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 427 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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