Elara Vaelor has spent years serving the kingdom that broke her. As Moonveil's forgotten princess and one of its most feared guards, she has learned to bury every weakness beneath steel, obedience, and fire. Then Kaelor Eldric tears her away from the only life she knows. He is supposed to be her captor, an enemy prince with secrets of his own, yet the farther Elara travels from Moonveil, the more unsettling the truth becomes. Raventhorn is not the savage realm she was taught to fear, and Kaelor is not the monster her father's stories promised. Around him, the magic Elara has fought to suppress begins to change. Visions sharpen. Old powers awaken. An impossible bond draws them together with consequences neither fully understands. But freedom is not the same as safety. Moonveil's ruler will not surrender his daughter or the power buried in her blood, and a ruthless shadow-wielding enemy is closing in from the sea. As hidden alliances surface and neighboring kingdoms prepare for war, Elara must decide whether loyalty means returning to the crown that shaped her into a weapon or trusting the man who insists she can choose a life of her own. Every answer threatens to expose another lie about her family, her magic, and the history of Moonveil itself. With armies gathering and the darkness she escaped reaching for her again, Elara and Kaelor will have to discover whether a bond forged between enemies can survive the truth waiting behind the walls of her home.
Elara Vaelor has spent years serving the kingdom that broke her. As Moonveil's forgotten princess and one of its most feared guards, she has learned to bury every weakness beneath steel, obedience, and fire. Then Kaelor Eldric tears her away from the only life she knows. He is supposed to be her ...