She was meant to be his prisoner, not his bride. Princess Seraphina Duskbane watched her family’s kingdom fall in fire and blood. To end the war, she is forced into a marriage with Prince Kaelith Veyrion, heir to the Shadow Court a man whose hands are stained with the blood of her people. On the altar, she swears she will destroy him from within, even if it means sacrificing herself. But Kael is not the cruel monster she expected. Cold, calculating, and terrifyingly powerful, he is also dangerously magnetic. Every touch, every look from him awakens desires she’s never known. The closer she gets to striking her revenge, the harder it becomes to resist him. Kael wants more than her crown he wants her submission, her loyalty, her heart. And the ruthless prince will stop at nothing to break down her defenses, even if it means turning her hatred into burning passion. Yet in the shadows of the palace, secrets stir: a prophecy that binds their fates, betrayals that run deeper than blood, and enemies who would see both courts burn. Seraphina must decide if she will cling to vengeance… or surrender to the man who might be her greatest enemy and her only salvation. Their marriage was forged in war. Their nights burn with obsession. And in the end, love may be the most dangerous betrayal of all.