The Princess Who Swore Never to Kneel AgainThey said Princess Elowynne Thaloria was born with moonlight in her veins—soft, silver, and cold enough to cut. But no one understood that she wasn’t born cold…She became cold.Once, her kingdom of Thaloria trusted an allied nation. Once, Elowynne believed in knights, princes, and vows made under the heavens.But all it took was a single betrayal. one man she trusted, one promise broken to shatter what was left of her innocence.Since then, she learned to wield a blade better than any guard. to rule herself before anyone else could. to build walls higher than her castle towers, walls no man could breach.She became the princess who refused balls, refused suitors, refused love.A man-hater, they whispered.An iron heart disguised in silk.But destiny has teeth. It bites back at those who run.And fate introduced her to a man she should’ve never met a prince born from shadows and storms, who carried secrets in his eyes…and strength enough to match her own.A man who would ruin all the rules she made.A man who would make her question the vow she once carved into her heart:“I will never love a man again.”