"She was born to rule a kingdom carved in blood. He was raised to burn it down."
In the war-forged land of the Vaeloria, Princess Kaela Vaerlyn stands at the edge of legacy and ruin. Trained in steel and strategy, she was never meant to wear her crown with softness-only with power. As enemies close in and old alliances fracture, whispers reach her court: Ezryn, the rebel commander who once stared her down across a burning treaty table, has taken the Iron Crossing without raising a blade.
His message is clear.
He doesn't need war. He already owns the silence.
But Kaela refuses to surrender her kingdom to a ghost from the battlefield-especially not one who knows her weaknesses better than her own council. When she rides to confront him, it sets in motion a slow, dangerous game of control, betrayal, and the one thing neither of them expected: desire.
As borders blur and loyalties shift, Kaela and Ezryn must decide what they're truly willing to sacrifice-the crown, the cause... or each other.
