In the smog-choked city of Valdora, rebellion festers in the shadows while the world bows to one man's rule.
Lena Voss is a resistance operative-trained to deceive, to seduce, to dismantle tyranny from within. Her newest mission: infiltrate the court of Alaric Vane, the iron-fisted ruler feared across the continent.
But Alaric is not the monster the world paints him to be. He's calculated, charismatic, and haunted by a vision of order no one else dares to understand. When Lena enters his world under false pretenses, the game of masks begins-and every glance, every lie, every touch blurs the line between betrayal and desire.
In a kingdom ruled by fear, can love bloom between two enemies? Or will it destroy them both before the truth is ever revealed?
Bound by duty but drawn by desire, Prince Alaric and Lady Elara share a forbidden love that defies the throne. When forced apart by royal decree, they risk everything-Can love survive when the crown demands sacrifice?
A tale of forbidden passion, betrayal, and the price of defying fate.