Crown of Shadows

Under moonlight and marble, loyalty is a game - and love, its most dangerous move.

When Lady Selene of House Auclair, daughter of a disgraced noble line, is betrothed to Prince Reverien Latimer, the Empire calls it a union of peace. But in truth, it is a test - one that will decide whether her bloodline's name can ever be redeemed.

The Imperial Court of Tenebris gleams with elegance and deceit. Every word is measured, every gesture calculated, and behind every fan hides a blade. Selene, raised in silence and survival, must now play among the predators who condemned her kin. Yet beneath her poise lies a keen mind - one that sees the court's fractures and the quiet rebellion growing in its shadows.

Her fiancé, the Second Prince, is both ally and adversary - a commander of the Empire's armies, haunted by the defiance of his late mother and the cold scrutiny of his stepmother, the Empress. Bound together by politics and curiosity, their partnership burns with tension: equal parts rivalry, attraction, and unspoken defiance.

As alliances shift and whispers turn to threats, Selene must decide what she values more - peace for a nation, or freedom for herself.
And beneath the chandeliers of Tenebris, where ghosts of betrayal still linger, the wrong word can spark a war... or awaken something even more dangerous.