Crown of Ash and Bonds: The Flame Between

The universe did not give me a second chance. It gave me a trade.

I was bred to obey. I was burned alive by the two people I trusted most. I came back from the ash to reclaim my name, my fire, and my future. I survived the betrayals. I won my divorce. I watched my husband Alaric fall from grace.

But freedom has a price.

Duke Caelan Vorenthal was my ally and my protector. He was the man I never planned on wanting. He did not return from Thornwall. His unit was destroyed and the space beside me is cold.

The wards protecting the seventeen estates are failing. My blood is the only thing holding back the collapse. I have eight months to reach the final trial. If I fail, the realm burns with me.

I have to do it with Crown Prince Thalion.

He thinks I am a monster. He believes my vulnerability is manufactured and my grief is a tactic. He is my mandatory escort. His eyes are on my every move. He is waiting for me to slip. He is waiting for the dangerous thing in my blood to wake up .

He was not supposed to matter. The way he looks at me when the shadows grow long causes the fire in my blood to react. He is cold, predatory, and increasingly obsessed.

I was a sacrifice. Now, I am the reckoning.

Regression | Divorce | Enemies-to-Lovers | Forced Proximity | Slow Burn | R18

Note to Readers:

This is the second book of Crown of Ash and Bonds and an entry in The Soulfire Chronicles. This volume is currently ongoing. Because it follows the direct consequences of the first book, you must start the journey with Book 1: The Rise of the Flamebearer. For the full history of the pyre and the betrayal that started it all, the beginning of Seraphina's journey is available now .