She was raised to believe in destiny. He was cursed to never choose his own. In a land divided by ancient magic and unspoken laws, fate is the one thing you should never mess with. And for Althea, the crown princess, every step she takes has already been written. But when a mistake leads her off the path, she finds herself entangled with a masked stranger, whispered letters, and a truth buried beneath centuries of lies. The closer she gets to him, the more she begins to unravel a curse that made them bound to break. Bound by silence. Haunted by choices. Watched by kings. Some dances begin with a promise. Others end in war.

For as long as Isadora Raven can remember, she's been the monster-the girl prophesied to destroy everything. People have wished for her death since the day she was born. Every room she enters greets her with cold glares and whispered hatred. And yet, Dray Hart, the so-called ruthless elven prince destined to torture and kill humans-people like her, seems to be the only exception.He is the only one who looks at her as if she isn't a monster-as if she is deserving of being seen. At the survival academy of Veiloria, students are disappearing, buried truths are surfacing, and something darker is watching her from the shadows. She's being hunted. But she's also hunting the truth. The question is: will she uncover it all before time runs out? "He is the boy yearning to be seen as cruel.She is the girl yearning to be seen as anything but."