The Shadow Emperor

Prince Kaelen Aldren, heir to the throne of the mighty Solmiran Empire, is framed for his father's assassination and branded a traitor. Betrayed by his own council and hunted by the empire's deadliest warriors, he flees into exile.
With a bounty on his head and nowhere to turn, Kaelen is forced into the shadows, where he uncovers a long-buried secret-his family's bloodline is tied to a forbidden magic, one powerful enough to shatter empires. As he allies with outlaws, fallen warriors, and a mysterious sorceress who knows more about his past than he does, Kaelen must rise from exile, reclaim his throne, and decide whether to embrace the darkness within him... or become the very tyrant he once swore to fight.