Charlotte Reed thought planning a wedding would be easy until she met Alexander Hayes.Cold, arrogant, and impossibly handsome, the groom’s older brother seems determined to ruin every plan she makes. Every meeting turns into an argument, and every conversation becomes a battle.But as the wedding day gets closer, their constant clashes begin to reveal something unexpected beneath the anger.Because sometimes the person you hate the most,becomes the one you cannot stop thinking about.And falling for your enemy might be the biggest mistake of all.

For centuries, the Bloodstone has been guarded in silence—a relic said to hold the voice of ancient gods and the power to bend kingdoms to ruin or salvation. When its whispers awaken after a thousand years, they call not to kings or warriors, but to Eira, a healer’s daughter with no claim to thrones or crowns.Drawn into a world of sorcery, betrayal, and forgotten prophecy, Eira discovers that the Bloodstone’s power comes at a price—one that demands both her heart and her destiny. At her side stands Kaelen, a brooding swordsman bound by oath and haunted by secrets. Their bond deepens as shadows close in, yet the closer they draw to each other, the more the Bloodstone stirs—tempting them with promises of love everlasting or destruction beyond imagining.In a realm where whispers can twist truth and desire alike, Eira must decide: trust the voice of the stone, or the heartbeat of the man who may be fated to betray her.