Once Upon Sovereignty | 18+ |

"I hate you... but I can't stay away"

Ari was never meant to stand before a throne - especially not his.

When she's dragged into a kingdom built on fear and iron rule, she becomes the one thing the Sovereign cannot afford: a rival with a rightful claim. From the moment she arrives, Kael makes it clear he wants her gone. Ari makes it even clearer she won't bow.

Their first meeting ends in a clash.
Their second ends in a threat.
Their third ends far too close.

Kael sees her as a danger to his power.
Ari sees him as the monster who stole her future.
But the crown sees something else entirely - two heirs bound by a fate neither of them asked for.

Every argument between them burns hotter than it should.
Every accidental touch lingers too long.
And every time Kael tries to break her, Ari only rises stronger... which infuriates him more than he'll ever admit.

But enemies make the most explosive alliances -
and when a hidden war rises within the palace walls, Ari and Kael must decide whether to destroy each other...
or burn the world together. Through an arrangement that lies in the dark, Ari must choose what she wants her destiny to be.

The queen, the prisoner, or something far beyond her.