The shadow behind her throne

Princess Elowen was raised to be a symbol of peace.

Promised to Prince Lucien Ardent, her marriage will unite kingdoms and secure a future written long before she could read her own name.

Lucien is adored. Charismatic. Golden.
The kingdom sees a love story waiting to happen.

But they do not see Anthony Vale.

Her shadow.
Her shield.
The knight who stands behind her throne and watches every hand that dares to touch her.

Lucien courts her beneath chandeliers and applause.

Anthony says nothing yet somehow his silence feels like a claim.

The prince wants her as his queen.

The knight wants her as something far more dangerous.

And when jealousy sharpens into rivalry, when glances turn into warnings, when restraint begins to fracture

Elowen realizes the war threatening the kingdom isn't political.

It's personal.

Because one man burns for her.

And the other would burn the world.

Teaser‼️🔥

Anthony Vale has never broken an oath.

But when Prince Lucien Ardent's hand lingers at Elowen's waist a second too long, something in the knight shifts.

And for the first time since swearing his loyalty-

He wonders what it would cost to betray a crown.