She was born with sunlight in her eyes a mortal girl in a kingdom ruled by darkness. When her village is taken by the royal guards, she’s dragged before the throne of King Lucien Valmor, the cursed ruler whose touch is said to steal souls. Everyone fears him. Everyone but her. When she meets his gaze, the shadow around him shatters and for the first time in centuries, the immortal king feels alive. But as forbidden affection blooms between them, a prophecy awakens: the light that loves the darkness will end the curse or die by it.