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Valeria Draven rules a kingdom the courts pretend does not exist.
Deep beneath Prythian, hidden in labyrinths carved from bone and stone, lies the Crimson Court-her domain, her sanctuary, her cage. A place where the unwanted gather:
vampires with shattered bloodlines,
fae exiles driven mad by power,
humans stolen or discarded by the courts above,
and creatures too dangerous to walk in daylight.
They worship Valeria as their queen.
Their monster.
Their savior.
And she guards them with a hunger that has drowned armies.
The world believes her people extinct.
She prefers it that way.
But when Hybern revives an ancient magic capable of slaughtering her entire court, Valeria is forced to step into the light she hates-
and into the Night Court she has vowed never to forgive.
She arrives not as an ally, but as a warning.
Yet Prythian's most powerful males do not fear her.
They want her.
Rhysand, whose power coils around hers like a serpent tasting blood.
Azriel, whose shadows hiss at her hunger yet return to her touch.
Cassian, who stares at her like she is war itself-
and he intends to win.
They should be wise enough to keep their distance.
They are not.
Valeria Draven has survived centuries of slaughter, betrayal, and bloodshed.
She has a kingdom that worships her.
A throne soaked in the sacrifices of those she loved and lost.
And she will burn Prythian to ash before she lets any court-
or any male-
claim her.
But desire is a violent thing.
And when queens fall,
they do so with teeth bared,
dragging the world down with them.