For twelve years, Seraphina Vale has lived for one purpose: to kill the Dragon King.He is the ruler her family blames for their destruction—the ruthless king whose name has haunted her since childhood. Trained in secret and armed with the only weapon capable of piercing a dragon's heart, Seraphina infiltrates his palace disguised as a servant.She gets closer than anyone ever has.But when her dagger reaches his heart, the Dragon King catches her.Instead of ordering her execution, King Draven Ashkar makes a shocking declaration before the entire kingdom:"She will be my queen."Seraphina is trapped inside the palace of the man she swore to kill.But Draven soon discovers the truth behind the mysterious mark glowing on her skin—a mark connected to an ancient prophecy that predicts the Dragon King's death.As assassins, rival kingdoms, forbidden magic, and deadly secrets close in around them, Seraphina begins questioning everything she believed about her family's destruction.Because Draven may not be the monster she was raised to hate.And the prophecy may not be saying that she will kill him.It may be warning them about what will happen if they fall in love.Now Seraphina must choose between the revenge she has spent her entire life preparing for...and the king whose heart was supposed to be her final target.