A kingdom of light built on a thousand-year-old lie. A cursed Demon King slowly dying in the shadows. And the one woman who holds the key to saving them all.

Elara, a Sun Mage with a raw, wild light she can't control, is an outcast in her own kingdom. Taught to fear the darkness, she is a healer scorned for the very power that defines her. But the truth is far darker than any legend.

The Demon King, Kaelen, is not the monster of human lore. He and his people are the victims of a terrible, ancient curse, a slow death that has consumed his kingdom for centuries. His only hope lies with a prophecy: a healer of pure, untamed light, a Sun Mage who has been cast out by her own kind.

When Elara is taken captive, she discovers the profound sorrow of a dying world. She is faced with an impossible choice: use her forbidden magic to save a man and a kingdom she was taught to hate, or let a thousand years of pain destroy them both. As their enemies to lovers journey unfolds, they race to uncover the truth of an ancient betrayal and find a connection older than their two worlds—a fated love destined to bridge the divide between light and shadow.

Can a captive queen and a cursed king defy a prophecy and heal a world with a love strong enough to challenge a thousand years of lies?