sydney_583
In the golden kingdom of Valoria, duty is everything-and love is a luxury no royal can afford.
Princess Elara Valenwyth has spent her life preparing to rule, to serve, and, when the time came, to sacrifice. On the eve of her arranged marriage to the powerful and enigmatic Lucien Vaelor, she is ready to secure peace for her kingdom... even if it means burying the last pieces of her heart.
Because that heart once belonged to someone else.
To Kael Dravenor.
The boy she loved.
The boy who vanished without a word.
The boy who broke her.
But Kael is no longer a boy.
He returns as the ruthless King of Dravenmoor-feared, untouchable, and standing at the head of an army poised to destroy everything Elara has sworn to protect.
And he's come back for one reason:
Her.
As old wounds reopen and buried truths begin to surface, Elara is forced to question everything she thought she knew-about Kael, about the war, and about the betrayal that tore them apart.
Because someone has been pulling the strings all along.
And in the shadows, the silent kingdom of Velkaris watches... waiting for both crowns to fall.
Now, with war looming and her heart caught between the past and the future, Elara must decide:
Will she choose the kingdom she was born to protect...
or the king she was never meant to lose?