Gianna Russell watched her father die when she was six years old—his murder bound to white fire, royal magic, and a war the world insists is over. Taken into Shadow World, she was trained alongside six other children to become something more than human… and far more lethal. Now grown, Gianna leads a daring abduction that captures the heirs of two kingdoms—including a crown prince who was never meant to be part of the plan. Lachlan Asimar is honorable, unbreakable, and far too human to be just another pawn.

Elaine Turner lost everything in a single night—her mother, her brother, and the boy she loved. Taken into the royal palace under the guise of protection, she instead became a prisoner, bound by a crown, a forced marriage, and years of brutal abuse. By day, Elaine is a princess in silks and smiles. By night, she is something far more dangerous—a woman with forbidden magic, trained in shadows, and clinging to the hope that her best friend Gianna will come for her.

He was born to kill monsters. Instead, he became one. Ashton Deimos is a Draken Killer by blood—and a traitor by choice. Raised in a royal family built on cruelty, conquest, and the slaughter of drakens, Ashton learned young that mercy is punished and compassion is weakness. When he refused to kill an innocent draken as a boy, his father answered with brutality that never stopped. Now, as the Grand Kermis begins—a deadly month-long trial where princes compete for brides and survival—Ashton is forced to face the legacy he despises. Failure means torture or death.

Kali has spent her life walking two paths—pirate and Shadow, warrior and weapon. Trained by Shadow Lord to bury emotion and loyalty alike, she believed strength meant obedience… until deception shattered everything she thought she understood. When a brutal betrayal leaves her scarred, hunted, and torn from the life she knew, Kali wakes in the care of the one man who once showed her kindness—Narin, a palace healer she left behind years ago. But healing comes with truth, and truth threatens to unravel the careful armor Kali has built around her heart.

He was raised as a weapon. He was owned by monsters. And the truth was stolen before he could speak. Pierre Claymont has lived his entire life in chains he couldn't see. Raised by ruthless assassins, trained to kill without question, and punished for mercy, he believed captivity was simply the cost of survival. Loyalty was obedience. Family was pain. Choice was an illusion.