Born into nobility and promised to a prince who never wanted her, Seraphina Valehart enters the royal court with a naïve heart full of hope. But hope dies quickly in gilded halls.
Prince Alistair’s cold disdain and his mistress’s cruelty turn her marriage into a cage of humiliation. The court whispers, her parents urge patience, and Seraphina tries to endure… until the night fate breaks her entirely.
Left abandoned in the depths of the forest after a brutal assault, she is found by a reclusive witch who reveals a truth long buried—Seraphina is the last heir of a forbidden lineage, descended from the ancient Shadow Sovereigns. Darkness is her birthright… and her weapon.
As she heals, a new fire grows within her. A fire of vengeance. A fire of power.
Meanwhile, far beyond the court’s sight, the Feared King Valeran watches her awakening with a knowing eye. He recognizes the shadows stirring beneath her skin—the same shadows the realm once bowed to.
Now the girl who once trembled in the prince’s presence is rising, slowly, beautifully, and terribly.
The court that scorned her will soon kneel.
The man who rejected her will dread her name.
And a new queen—a dark queen—will claim the throne written in her blood.
