Loyal To No Crown

The kingdom doesn't know who killed its king. Karis knows exactly who gave the order.When Lucien is forced onto a throne he never wanted, the council demands he marry to hold his crown together. Karis arrives with a name no one recognizes, an alliance no one can verify, and a lie convincing enough that even a king believes it. She marries him without loving him — because every secret she learns behind his walls belongs to someone else.She was never supposed to feel anything for him.But the longer she stays, the harder it becomes to keep handing his throne to the man pulling her strings — and the closer she comes to losing everything, the moment either of them learns the truth.She swore loyalty to a cause. She never expected to want a crown of her own.