Prince Cassian carries the crushing weight of securing peace between two blood-soaked dynasties through an arranged royal wedding. His duty requires smiling beside his younger sister Elara as she prepares to wed Prince Dorian, the charismatic heir of their ancient enemy. Yet behind polished palace corridors, Cassian discovers a dangerous longing for the very prince destined to join their household.
The scandal deepens when Elara forms an equally hazardous attachment to Kael, Dorian's fierce swordswoman bodyguard. As court vipers poison the dowager queen and weaponize rumors of treason, a draconian royal tribunal gathers to purge dissent. Both siblings must navigate cutthroat palace politics where indulging their forbidden affections could ignite all-out war.
