For nineteen years, Kara Danvers has known only hunger, hard labor, and the unforgiving sea. When desperation drives her to steal a loaf of bread, Kara expects punishment. Instead, the king offers her a place among the royal guard. Thrown into the dangerous world of nobility and court politics, Kara is assigned to protect the king's daughter-Princess Lena Luthor. Cold, brilliant, and trapped beneath the weight of the Luthor name, Lena has spent her life obeying the kingdom's expectations. But the fierce young knight from the fishing docks is unlike anyone she has ever known. As loyalty turns to friendship, and friendship to something far more dangerous, Kara and Lena find themselves caught between duty and desire in a kingdom where forbidden love is punishable by death.

This book was inspired by @.swiftcorpp on tiktok! Thank you so much for letting me use your idea! Kara Danvers has spent her life trying not to stand out. As the daughter of Apollo, she's expected to be radiant-gifted with music, art, healing, and sunlight itself. But Kara would rather paint quietly by the lake than become one of Olympus's legendary heroes. Lena Luthor has no interest in heroes. Brilliant, guarded, and impossibly ambitious, the daughter of Athena trusts strategy more than people. At Camp Half-Blood, she's known for her intelligence, her sharp tongue, and the fact that she never loses. When a terrifying prophecy begins to spread through the camp, Kara and Lena are forced onto a quest neither of them wants. Alongside Kara's fiercely overprotective sister Alex of the Hunters of Artemis and the mysterious dream-walking Nia Nal, the two demigods must uncover a growing threat powerful enough to shake Olympus itself.