The Chaos I keep Hidden

At only six years old, Seraphina escaped the deadly forest with nothing but the clothes on her back. Covered in scars and carrying a past she couldn't remember, she was taken in by Queen Elena-the powerful magical ruler who raised her as her own and trained her into something far more dangerous than a survivor.

Twenty one later, intense rumors of war threaten to destroy the fragile balance between the magical and non-magical kingdoms. When Queen Elena sends Seraphina beyond the deadly forest and into the enemy kingdom, her mission is simple: infiltrate their ranks, uncover Queen Gisela's plans, and stop the war before it begins.

But nothing is ever simple in Arterexia.

Prince Casteel has spent his entire life trying to escape the darkness of his family's legacy. He dreams of becoming a noble king, not the monster his kingdom expects him to be. Then he meets a mysterious woman in a black cloak who becomes his right hand-and for the first time, he sees a chance to become the man he always dreamed of.

But Seraphina is hiding more than her fake title as right hand.

She was sent to destroy his kingdom and stop a war.
He was never supposed to trust her, or eventually love her.
And neither of them realized that they needed each other more than the other fake people in their lives.

But when the truth is revealed, Casteel must decide whether the woman who betrayed him is the reason his kingdom falls... or the reason it survives.