She was sent to kill the most feared king in the empire. Lyra Vale spent her life training as an assassin for the rebellion that raised her. Her mission was simple—slip into the palace, end the tyrant king’s life, and avenge the kingdom he destroyed. But the night she finally reaches his chamber, everything goes wrong. Because King Kael Draven is not the monster she expected. Instead of executing her, the cold and terrifying ruler makes an impossible offer: Become his queen… or die before dawn. Now trapped inside a palace filled with enemies, Lyra must survive the court of a king she was meant to kill. But the deeper she enters his world, the more dangerous the truth becomes. The tyrant king is hiding a curse powerful enough to destroy the kingdom. And Lyra may be the only person who can break it. Even if it means one of them must die.