Adrian Vale, the young envoy of the U.S. Department of State, is mistakenly assigned to the same hotel room as Lucien Ardent, the envoy of the rival nation, the Republic of Velhara, during a United Nations peace summit. The two countries are on the brink of war. Forced into a "peace-focused joint project," the pair begin a tense collaboration under a cloud of diplomatic frost. Yet body language can be as complex as political discourse - and this time, diplomacy unfolds more between the sheets than across the negotiating table. The line between personal desire and national duty grows increasingly blurred. Is love a diplomatic mistake - or the truest peace treaty of all?

Foreword There are stories that follow fate, and there are stories that break free from it. This is a story of the latter. The tale of Selaya Starborn is not one of prophecy fulfilled or destinies set in stone. It is the story of a woman who refused to be bound, who shattered the path laid before her and walked forward into the unknown-not as a queen, not as a warrior, but as something greater. It is a story of fire and ruin, of choices made and unmade, of a kingdom that fell and a world yet to rise. It is a journey across forgotten realms and celestial gates, where the past is both a weight and a whisper, and where the future is not written, but shaped by those bold enough to claim it. More than anything, this is a story of freedom. To those who have ever felt the pull of something greater. To those who have ever questioned the road before them. To those who have ever wondered what waits beyond the last page of a written fate- This story is for you. And like Selaya, may you find the courage to step beyond the known world- And shape the stars for yourself. - The Author