At eighteen, Alzra believed she knew the price of everything.Until she discovered that she was the price.Raised by her four brothers and given an education far beyond what most women of her time could dream of, Alzra never questioned where their wealth came from.Until the day she learns that her eldest brother's debt has a name—and that the debt is her.Promised to a ruthless warlord feared by kingdoms and surrounded by thousands of soldiers, Alzra refuses to surrender quietly. She plans to escape with the musician she loves, only for their freedom to end in blood.Her lover is executed.And Alzra is taken to the man she swore she would never love.But hatred has a dangerous way of changing when the monster begins to reveal the man beneath the crown.Then war comes.The tribe of her dead lover rises against him, enemies gather at his gates, and everything he has built begins to crumble.Caught between the memory of her first love and the man who now holds her heart, Alzra must discover the truth about the war—and decide how much she is willing to lose for a love that was never supposed to exist.Because sometimes, the greatest price isn't being given away.It's choosing to stay.

In the kingdom of Crek, where royal elegance hides ruthless corruption, power is never what it seems.Curry is rising fast in a world built on secrets, ambition, and danger—but her past holds a secret powerful enough to destroy everything she’s building. The only person who might be able to protect her is George, a powerful and dangerously irresistible man tied to both the royal court and Crek’s hidden underworld.But trust is fragile in Crek. George has his own shadows, his own agenda, and a circle of allies who may not want Curry anywhere near him. As jealousy brews within her closest confidants and betrayal begins to surface from someone she once trusted deeply, Curry finds herself trapped between survival and desire.In a society where love is a weakness and secrets are currency, falling for the wrong person might be the most dangerous choice of all.