Ballad of Venoms

'Dont make the mistake of looking into his eyes' Cordelia had warned
'Too late, sister' Eleanor replied

Eleanor despised politics. She loathed the title of 'royalty' even more. Nothing else could rival the hatred she held for the destiny thrust upon her-until he came.
Him: the enemy.
Him: with poison in his veins and vengeance in his mind.
Him: with salt and sugar on his lips.

Eleanor Starling, Princess of the Criston Dynasty, is caught in a brutal struggle between three empires: the Criston Dynasty, the Lodo Empire, and the Railes Dynasty, all fighting for control over Lendorr. Returning from a harrowing mission, she is devastated to discover her father, High King Gale, poisoned. Blinded by fury, Eleanor vows revenge. She will uncover the one who betrayed them. She will annihilate her enemies. She will seize their kingdoms. That was her plan-until she crossed paths with Lucifer.

Lucifer Hamilton, Prince of the Railes Dynasty, has no time for peace or mercy. His empire is locked in the same brutal war, its very survival teetering on the edge. One fateful night, the capital of Railes falls under siege, and his father, High King Rowan, is assassinated. Consumed by grief and anger, Lucifer promises his people, his family, and himself that he will exact vengeance. He will annihilate his adversaries, crush their kingdoms, and ascend the throne.

That was his plan-until he locked eyes with Eleanor.

Two heirs.
Two enemies.
Both bound by vengeance, betrayal, and a shared destiny that threatens to unravel everything.
In a world where loyalty is fleeting and revenge is the only constant, will their collision ignite a greater war-or something neither of them could foresee?