5 parts Ongoing Prince Cahal of Aethermoor has always been different. His heart magic allows him to heal emotional wounds and read the feelings of others, but it also makes him vulnerable to every shadow of fear and despair. When ancient creatures begin breaking through the failing barriers that protect his world, Al finds himself facing a terrifying truth: to survive, his kingdom must ally with their oldest enemies.
The alliance comes in the form of Prince Dames of Valdris - a warrior whose body magic can crush stone and bend steel, but who views Al's emotional abilities as weakness. Cold, arrogant, and devastatingly powerful, Dames has been sent as Al's bodyguard, a protection that feels more like an insult than aid.
But when darkness invades Al's dreams and void creatures hunt him through nightmares made real, the two princes discover their magic works better together than apart. Body and heart, strength and compassion: they're stronger as partners than as enemies. The problem is that saving the world requires more than magical compatibility.
It requires complete trust.
As the barriers collapse and creatures of living shadow pour into their realm, Al and Dames must forge a bond deeper than alliance, stronger than magic and more powerful than the ancient hatred between their kingdoms. Because the only weapon capable of destroying creatures of pure malevolence is something the princes are just learning to wield:
Love.
But love demands sacrifice, and some prices may be too high to pay - even for salvation.