Vulnerate: To hurt, to wound The Cursed & The Artist Daniela Carvalho was given one warning before she was allowed entry to the Vartanovs family home ⎯ stay away from Valentin. Her childhood crush grew into something more until the brutal ways of her chosen family left her alone. Absence may make the heart grow fonder, the truth sets it ablaze. — Valentin Vartanov is known for his cruel tongue and there has only ever been one person exempt from the venom he produces. Until she left without a trace as a baby was placed in his destructive arms. Falling for his brothers best friend was never part of his plan, neither was getting her sister pregnant. But she’s back and he refuses to let her go. Their ties are messy, complicated, and dysfunctional. She was always meant to be his wife ⎯ the mother of his children ⎯ not their aunt.