In a world where kingdoms are bound by blood, magic, and fragile alliances, one woman makes a choice that could change everything.
Princess Vireya Velthorne was never meant to marry Crown Prince Kael Drevak-the cold, war-forged heir of a ruthless kingdom. That duty belonged to her sister, Nyra, until a forbidden love and one broken law made her a target for execution. With war looming and her kingdom on the brink, Vireya steps into her sister's place, armed with nothing but her wits, her hidden magic, and the vision of Kael's death.
Drevak is a land of shadows and sharp edges, and Kael is its perfect prince-disciplined, dangerous, and impossible to read. Bound to him by law and blood, Vireya must survive a court that sees her as an imposter, a marriage forged in lies, and a prophecy she cannot ignore. Every step she takes is watched. Every word she speaks is a test.
But Vireya is not prey-she is Velthorne. And though she carries a gift she must keep hidden, she refuses to be a silent bride or a sacrificed pawn. With war igniting at the borders and an ancient power stirring beneath the soil, Vireya must decide who she can trust, what she's willing to lose, and how far she'll go to rewrite the fate she's already seen.
Because if Kael Drevak dies, the world burns with him.
And she will not let that happen.