Elara has spent her life obeying three rules meant to keep her alive during the Shadow Hunt. Then fear for her sister drives her to break the most dangerous rule of all: she steals a forbidden grimoire and learns magic no human is supposed to wield. Under every crimson moon, beasts stalk the world the fae abandoned a decade ago, and Elara refuses to remain helpless while another person she loves is taken from her. Her search for power brings her face to face with Caelan, a terrifying creature wrapped in rumor, curse, and secrets. He should be the monster in every warning she was taught to believe. Instead, he becomes the key to a hidden world where the vanished fae are not what history claims, forbidden books hold answers powerful people buried, and the truth behind the Shadow Hunt is far more complicated than Elara imagined. Trapped between suspicion and fascination, Elara must navigate a dangerous bargain with a king whose beastly nature is only one part of him. Caelan has enemies inside and beyond his realm, and trusting the wrong person has already cost him dearly. Yet the more Elara challenges him, the more the line between prisoner, ally, and something far more intimate begins to disappear. Their growing bond could expose secrets about Elara’s magic, her family, and the curse strangling an entire kingdom. With betrayal closing in and the crimson moon rising again, Elara must decide whether the beast she was taught to fear is her greatest danger or the only person who can help her survive the truth waiting beneath the veil.
Elara has spent her life obeying three rules meant to keep her alive during the Shadow Hunt. Then fear for her sister drives her to break the most dangerous rule of all: she steals a forbidden grimoire and learns magic no human is supposed to wield. Under every crimson moon, beasts stalk the worl...