Lyra Michelson was born cursed—a cruel legacy that dooms anyone she dares to love. In a world where emotion is weakness and power is inherited through blood, she's learned to bury her heart beneath sharp smiles and sharper words. But when her name lands on the Consuls' marriage decree, she realizes her life is no longer her own. Not even her curse can save her now.
Tristan Williams is the heir to a brutal empire of magic and blood, a prince forged in shadows and secrets. Everyone believes he's his father's perfect successor. No one knows he's the ghost behind the most dangerous syndicate in the underground magic trade. To dismantle the corrupt regime that raised him, he must marry a pawn of the system he's trying to destroy—without losing control of the game… or himself.
Thrown into an arranged marriage neither of them wanted, Lyra and Tristan become unwilling allies in a world where trust is lethal and secrets bleed power. But when hearts begin to stir and old curses awaken, they must ask the one question their world has never allowed:
What happens when love itself becomes the most dangerous kind of rebellion?