Wren Ashcombe spent twenty years believing she was an unwanted girl abandoned by her mother. Then Tobias, the charming stranger who makes her feel truly chosen, reveals the impossible truth: he is Prince Soren Aurelian, and he has come to take her to the royal court as his bride. Wren thinks she has finally found the family and future she always wanted. She is wrong. She is actually Ysolde Maren, the hidden daughter of the dying King Corvin and the last heir of the forbidden Moon-line. Her blood can awaken the Hollow Crown, an ancient power capable of changing the balance of the kingdom forever. Soren has brought her home for a reason. He needs her bloodline to strengthen his claim to the throne. But at their betrothal feast, Wren’s dormant wolf awakens when the legendary Tether binds her to the one man she was never supposed to want: Soren’s older brother, Crown Prince Kaelen, the feared Ice Prince. Kaelen is everything Soren is not. Cold. Suspicious. Ruthlessly controlled. And convinced Wren is part of a conspiracy against the crown. As the king’s mysterious illness worsens, a deadly poisoner strikes from inside the palace. Evidence points toward Kaelen, while secrets about Wren’s mother, a murdered queen, and the lost Moon-line begin to surface. Forced to work together, Wren and Kaelen uncover a conspiracy that reaches deeper than either imagined. But the closer they become, the more dangerous their bond becomes. Because if the court discovers that the prince’s intended bride is actually his brother’s fated mate, Wren could be branded a traitor, Kaelen could lose his claim to the throne, and Soren could lose everything. And behind it all stands a powerful chancellor who has spent decades controlling the kingdom by keeping one truth buried. Wren must choose between the prince who first made her feel wanted and the man destiny has bound to her. But destiny can create a bond. Only choice can create love. And if Wren wants to survive, she must stop letting other people decide who she is. She must claim her name. Her blood. Her crown. And the man she chooses.