"He was born to destroy her. She was born to save him. Neither got a choice."Twenty-year-old Elara Vane has spent her life hiding in plain sight. Orphaned as a child, she works as a scullery maid in the human kingdom of Aethel, scrubbing floors and dreaming of nothing more than survival. But Elara carries a secret she doesn't understand; a faint silver light that pulses beneath her skin when she's afraid, a power she's been taught to suppress.When the Shadow King's army sweeps through Aethel, Elara is captured and dragged before the court of the most feared creature in the realm: Kael Draven, the Shadow Prince; cursed by the gods, bound to darkness, and rumored to have slaughtered his own family for power.Kael doesn't execute her. He doesn't even speak to her. Instead, he stares at her with eyes of molten silver, and Elara feels something inside her unravel.Because Elara is not human. She is the last living Luminara; a being of pure light magic; and the only creature in existence whose blood can break the centuries-old curse that has turned Kael into a monster. He needs her to live. He needs her willing sacrifice.But when Elara looks at Kael, she doesn't see a monster. She sees a man drowning in shadows, tormented by a past he didn't choose and a future he can't escape. And as the lines between enemy, captor, and something far more dangerous blur, Elara must decide:Will she break the curse and save the kingdom; or will she break herself trying to save the man behind the shadows?The Shadow's Curse is a dark fantasy romance packed with forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden magic, and a slow-burn that will set your heart on fire.