Her silence was her shield, her grace a carefully constructed lie. Princess Elora's marriage to a powerful prince was a brutal cage, until his plot to murder her and her unborn child unleashed a desperate cry answered by three shadowed wardens.

One will steal her heart.

Among them is Lucian, a man forged in secrets and etched with scars, a warden who vowed never to feel again. But Elora's quiet strength is a dangerous temptation. Their forbidden connection could be her salvation or the ultimate betrayal.

As the kingdom's dark truths unravel and enemies emerge from the shadows, Elora must risk everything for freedom, even her heart. But in a realm where blood paves the streets, can she trust the man she loves to be her light, or is he the darkness she should truly fear?