Hide Your Heart

"I told you to hide your heart once. You should have listened."

As Mare Barrow is brought before Maven Calore in chains, she knows that she will be imprisoned for the rest of her life. But what she didn't expect was a crown to be her chain, not steel. In two weeks, she will marry the king and become Norta's first ever Red Queen.
Meanwhile, the Scarlet Guard has decided to launch its final attack-on Archeon. And Cal will lead them all, to victory or doom as he sacrifices everything to rescue Mare.
The time has come for loyalties to be tested. Mare fights for the Scarlet Guard, but she also remembers Maven as she once knew him. And the longer she stays in Whitefire Palace, the more she forgets who her heart belongs to.
Mare learned her lesson once: "Anyone can betray anyone". But she will learn it again. As lightning and fire clash, who will survive to wear the Burning Crown?