I walked into the Lycan King’s court with a dagger strapped beneath my sleeve and poison against my ribs, sent to destroy a monster. But I never expected the true target to be a child hidden in the shadows—or for my soul to recognize her before I even learned her name.
King Kaelen is a ruler built on ruthless control, shielding a secret that could shatter his kingdom: a powerful daughter the world believes doesn’t exist. When he discovers I am the assassin sent to dismantle his reign, he should have executed me on the spot. Instead, he sees the impossible bond forming between me and his heir—a protective instinct that defies logic and screams that I am the only one who can keep her alive.
My mission was simple: kill or betray. But as court whispers turn to war cries and rival clans hunt for the hidden bloodline, my loyalty shifts from the masters who sent me to the girl who chose me. I am no longer the blade meant to end the King’s legacy; I am the shield standing between his daughter and a world hungry for her power.
When the Blood Moon rises and the child’s terrifying magic is laid bare, the King realizes his solitude is no longer strength—it’s a liability. He knelt in the mud to save us, proving he would burn his own crown to keep his blood safe, and now he offers me a place not beneath him as a subject, but beside him as a partner.
But I will not be a queen by default, and I will not let fate dictate my heart. With the enemy at the gates and the future of the Lycan race resting on a child’s shoulders, I must decide if I am willing to die for a love I never asked for—or run from the only family I have ever known.
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