When the king selects Zadeon a ruthless outsider to become his fiercest knight, the princess is tasked with observing him. But instead of softening his cruelty, she begins to understand it. As her morals blur and their connection deepens, she's left questioning whether it's love... or something far more deeper. With forbidden magic stirring and her own darkness beginning to surface, she forges unlikely friendships with the very knights once sworn to serve her. Torn between duty, desire, and something far more dangerous, she must decide: remain the princess the kingdom expects or embrace the power she was never meant to wield.

A ghost bride. A mysterious duke. A murder that started it all. (cover art by Zamora)