A princess promised to a prince. A knight sworn to protect her. A kingdom still haunted by the lovers it once burned. When Princess Raelana of Elyndor is sent to Valoria to seal a fragile alliance, she expects duty, politics, and a future she never chose. What she doesn't expect is him-Brandan Harlowe, the quiet, disciplined knight assigned to guard her every step. Valoria has already executed one princess and her knight for love. The kingdom still whispers their names. And Raelana is about to cross the very same threshold. In a court built on secrets, loyalty is a weapon... and love is treason.

In 1810s Awadh, the powerful Suleimani family rules alongside the Mughals. Mahir Suleimani, a prince and masterful warrior, is cold, calculated, and loyal only to his kingdom. Ifrah Ansari is breathtakingly beautiful, gentle, and kind, but her heart is full of grief. Her father was killed under the Suleimani rule, and she has sworn she will never forgive them. Mahir wants her as his bride, no matter her wishes. He marries her by force, but the kingdom refuses to accept her because she is crownless. She is his crownless bride, yet she unknowingly holds his heart. In a world of power, war, and old grudges, can love survive where anger and loyalty clash?