Where No Crown Follows

A princess raised for the throne.
A king she was never meant to save.
Beyond the walls of Deira, there is a forest where crowns hold no power and war has yet to reach. It is there that Aelira, heir to a kingdom on the brink, finds a wounded stranger bleeding in the field she calls her sanctuary.
She does not know he is her enemy.
He does not know she is his.
In secret meetings beneath ancient trees, duty fades and something far more dangerous takes its place. But when the truth finally rises-and it will-love born in silence may become the spark that sets kingdoms ablaze.
Because some loves are found in peace...
and destroyed by crowns.