A Crown Divided

Born to inherit a kingdom built on blood and power, Princess Cassandra Valerith has spent her entire life preparing for the crown. Every lesson, every rule, every expectation was designed to shape her into the perfect future queen.

And always at her side stood Sir Evander Blackthorne-her sworn knight, protector, and shadow.

Cold. Devoted. Dangerous.

He would burn kingdoms for her with a smile on his face.

But Cassandra has never looked at him the way he looks at her.

Instead, her future has been promised to Prince Lucien D'Aubrey, the charming heir of a neighboring kingdom. Their arranged marriage is meant to secure peace, strengthen alliances, and ensure the prosperity of both realms. Handsome, intelligent, and politically gifted, Lucien seems like everything a future king should be.

Yet beneath his polished smile lies a man Cassandra cannot quite understand.

As wedding preparations begin and political tensions rise, Evander finds it increasingly difficult to hide the feelings he has buried for years. What begins as silent devotion soon spirals into jealousy, obsession, and a dangerous battle between duty and desire.

Caught between the knight who would kill for her and the prince she is destined to marry, Cassandra must decide what kind of queen she wants to become-

before the crown divides them all.