Branded as the Cursed Bride, Lady Evelyne Ashcroft has spent her entire life believing she was born to destroy every man who dares to love her. So when peace between kingdoms demands a sacrifice, she is forced into a political marriage with Lucien Draven—the immortal Vampire King feared by humans and worshipped by vampires.
She walks toward the altar expecting another funeral.
Instead...
Her husband survives.
Cold, distant, and burdened by a past he refuses to speak of, Lucien keeps his heart locked behind crimson eyes.
"This marriage was never meant to be about love," he tells her. "But while you bear my name, no one—not even death itself—will touch you."
As Evelyne begins to see the man hidden beneath the monster's legend, the ancient halls of Dravenhold awaken. Ghostly whispers call her name. Blood remembers forgotten promises. And the spirit of Lucien's first bride leaves behind a chilling warning...
"He didn't kill me..."
"He killed what I became."
Bound by a mysterious blood bond that neither of them can break, every heartbeat draws them closer, even as Lucien fights the feelings he swore would die with his first queen.
Then Kael Shadowfang, the fearless Wolf King, arrives with secrets of his own. As an ancient evil rises, old rivalries ignite, fragile alliances shatter, and three kingdoms stand on the edge of war.
Now Evelyne must uncover the truth behind her curse before history repeats itself...
Because loving the Vampire King may cost her everything.
And if fate demands another Crimson Bride...
Will Lucien save the woman he loves... or be forced to kill her with his own hands once again?
