Dragons once ruled the skies… until they were wiped from history.Now, one remains.Kael Verin enrolls in the empire’s most prestigious knight academy as an ordinary student. Quiet. Untalented. Forgettable.At least, that’s what everyone believes.But while others struggle to master basic techniques, Kael breaks them without understanding why.While they measure strength through mana… his power cannot even be detected.As whispers of a secret organization begin to surface and forbidden records of dragons start disappearing– Kael realizes something chilling:The war that ended his kind… was a lie.And the people who killed dragons… are still watching.

The kingdom did not fall in war.It burned from within.At nineteen, Evelin Grace Valencrest is forced onto a throne she was never meant to inherit-crowned in the ashes of her parents' murder and surrounded by a court that mourns too quietly.Because someone inside it is responsible.Now queen of Aurevelle, Evelin must learn quickly: grief is a weakness, trust is a risk, and power is the only thing keeping her alive.But she is not alone.Assigned as her personal protector is Hades Valehart-the late king's most trusted knight. Silent. Unyielding. Always watching. He stands at her side through every shadow and every threat... never faltering.Never leaving.And never letting anyone else get too close.At first, Evelin ignores the tension coiled beneath his loyalty. She has a kingdom to stabilize, enemies to uncover, and a crown that grows heavier with every passing moment.But as secrets unravel and danger closes in, one truth becomes impossible to ignoreHades is not just protecting her.He is watching her.Learning her.Claiming her.In a court built on lies, where betrayal hides behind loyalty and every move could be her last...Will Evelin survive the enemies in her kingdomOr the knight who refuses to let her fall?