The Fae King's Mortal Queen

She grew up loving the prince.
She never imagined she would become his father's queen.

Elise Aldren has spent most of her life within the fae court that rose from the ruins of her kingdom. Protected by House Vael and painfully aware that she is a powerless mortal among the fae, she has always believed one thing belonged entirely to her: her love for Prince Caius.

And after years of waiting, she finally believes he is ready to choose her.

Then an ancient ritual goes wrong.

By morning, the future Elise imagined is gone-and the man standing at the center of what comes next is King Damien Vael, the powerful fae king she has spent years believing responsible for her father's death.

Damien is feared throughout Elyndor. Controlled. Ruthless. Impossible to read. And when politics bind Elise's fate to his, their marriage is meant to be nothing more than an arrangement between a king and a queen who have every reason to keep their distance.

But something ancient is stirring between them.

Something Elise cannot explain. Something the fae court may have forgotten. And as old magic begins uncovering truths buried beneath years of lies, Elise is forced to question everything she thought she knew about Caius, Damien, her father's death-and herself.

Because perhaps the most dangerous thing in House Vael is not the king she was taught to fear.

Perhaps it is the truth.

Fae royalty • political marriage • forbidden magic • royal secrets • slow-burn romance • a lost princess who refuses to remain powerless