She hides in the shadows of a realm that chews up the soft-hearted and spits out silence. He walks through fire with a name no one dares speak aloud. Aksanaa was trained to disappear—sharp-eyed, sharper-bladed, never involved. But when she sees injustice echoing her darkest memory, instinct pulls her from the shadows. Not for the man she saves. But for the girl she once failed to be. Daghan is a prince in heart, wanted his father’s crown in secret and bearing his mother’s curse in silence. The kingdom that should be his, is now a chessboard run by vipers and liars. He doesn’t need allies. He needs power. And a forgotten relic — a dagger forged in dragonfire — may be his only chance to reclaim it. But fate has a cruel memory. And fire? Fire never forgets.

She was meant to seal a peace. He was raised to break her. A princess, traded like a coin between kingdoms. A warlord prince, sworn to crush her bloodline. Princess Kathleen Zayarin never wanted a political marriage. But she never expected her bridal journey to be ambushed — or to be taken as a trophy by Tharon Aldragon, heir to a kingdom that has vowed to destroy her own. Now she is his prisoner. Not for gold. Not for war. But for something far more dangerous. Tharon demands obedience. She gives him fire. Between hatred and desire, a game begins — one neither of them can control. But as truths unravel and feelings blur, one question burns louder than the rest: Can love bloom in the heart of an enemy… or will it consume them both? A dark enemies-to-lovers fantasy of power, betrayal, and the kind of love that scorches everything in its path.