𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝟭 𝖎𝖓 𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝕿𝖗𝖎𝖑𝖔𝖌𝖞 She was forged in fire. He was born in darkness. Neither expected the other to feel like home. Astrid Raeven doesn't believe in mercy. Killian Ashford doesn't believe in love. But when a mission built on secrets and betrayal throws them into each other's worlds, hate turns into obsession-and obsession threatens to ruin them both. He's the empire. She's the storm. And together, they'll burn everything that dares to stand in their way. Book One of the Crown Series. Dark romance. Slow burn. Morally grey. Not everyone makes it out alive.