At twenty-one, Lyanna Maera Zevrin is forced into a political marriage with Prince Alaric Stormborne, the disgraced younger prince of the lycan kingdom.Raised beneath the control of her ambitious father, Lyanna enters the royal court knowing her marriage was never meant to be about love, only power. But beneath the polished beauty of palace life, tensions are rising. Rogues gather beyond the kingdom borders, old rivalries begin to resurface, and whispers of betrayal echo through the court.As secrets surrounding the crown slowly unravel, Lyanna finds herself caught between duty, desire, and a destiny far more dangerous than she was ever prepared for.Because in a kingdom ruled by blood and hierarchy, some bonds were never meant to be broken.