He was born to rule the darkness. She was left to survive it. Prince Julian is the royal family’s most lethal secret. A cold, unyielding heir who governs the kingdom’s underworld with an iron fist. But when his father issues a ruthless ultimatum, Julian is stripped of his title, his wealth, and his weapons. He has ninety days to live disguised as a commoner in the gritty lower city and return with a bride who loves him for the man he is or forfeit the throne forever. Clara Vance knows better than to trust strangers in the rain. Left orphaned and burdened with her family's crushing debts, she spends her nights keeping her flower shop alive and protecting her sick grandmother. But when a dark, dangerously magnetic man stumbles through her shop door with empty pockets and lethal instincts, her quiet, guarded world shatters. Julian came to the lower city looking for an easy route back to the crown. Instead, he finds a woman who sees straight through his arrogance and kindles a fierce, unbridled obsession he can’t control. But their meeting was no accident. As blood debts resurface, royal assassins close in, and deadly secrets unravel, Julian must decide what is more dangerous: the treasonous plot designed to destroy him, or the raw, intoxicating desire that threatens to pull them both into the flames. A dark, gritty royal romance packed with explosive tension, lethal twists, and a love worth burning a kingdom down for.