Princess Elyra Vale has spent her life trapped inside the glittering cruelty of the fae courts, preparing to inherit a throne built on ancient lies. Bound by duty and promised to a powerful fae lord, she has learned to survive a world where love is weakness and power is everything.
Then the border villages begin to burn.
When whispers spread that dragons have crossed the Iron Veil for the first time in centuries, fear grips the kingdom of Ash Veil. But when Elyra secretly investigates the destruction for herself, she discovers something far more terrifying than dragonfire waiting in the ashes.
Kael Draven.
A feared dragon rider with haunted golden eyes, a deadly reputation, and secrets capable of unraveling the entire kingdom.
Kael is dangerous in every way Elyra was raised to fear. Arrogant. Tempting. Forbidden. Yet beneath his sharp edges and shadowed past lies the truth about the ancient war that divided dragons and fae centuries ago.
The truth could destroy everything.
Forced into an uneasy alliance as dark creatures emerge from beyond the Veil and ancient magic awakens beneath the mountains, Elyra and Kael are drawn into a deadly world of seductive fae politics, cursed dragon bloodlines, and gods long buried beneath the earth.
But the closer they become, the more dangerous their connection turns.
Every touch lingers too long.
Every argument burns hotter.
Every stolen moment threatens to ruin them both.
Because in the kingdom of Ash Veil, falling for the enemy is more than forbidden.
It is a death sentence.
