He vowed to resist her.

She was born to break him.

Neither will walk away unchanged.

 

Aeron Morvain, the immortal Fae King of Death and Shadow, has ruled Sylvaeren with an iron hand for over a century. Forged in war and scarred by loss, he trusts nothing, not the Divine Makers, not prophecy, and certainly not the promise of a mortal queen destined to break him. He intends to claim her for duty, keep her at a distance, and bury his heart where no one can touch it.

 

Elowyn Thornevale is Human, and betrothed to the man she loves. On the eve of their sacred Embernight union, she is torn from her world and brought to the cold, dangerous court of the Fae King. Although she is meant to obey, she meets command with defiance, fear with fire, and the crown with a refusal to bow.

 

In a kingdom where whispers insist that the prophesied heir born of their fated bond will unite Sylvaeren at last, Aeron and Elowyn’s connection may become the spark that holds the realm together…

…or the force that destroys them both.