Not heroes. Not villains. Just two people who were never supposed to love each other—and a world that will burn because they do.
Elaria was never meant to survive the war, let alone win it. The throne was supposed to belong to someone else. Someone good. Someone worthy. Instead, it belongs to her. A queen forged in fire, ruling over a kingdom still bleeding. And beside her stands Rael—the man who destroyed everything she once believed in. The man who should have been her ruin.
He says he loves her. She knows she loves him.
But love is not enough when power is a curse, when loyalty is a weapon, and when history demands a villain.
Their rule is built on shadows. Their love is built on lies. And when the final betrayal comes, Elaria will face the hardest truth of all:
If you want to keep your heart, you have to be willing to break it.
Because in the end, there is no peace. No justice. No mercy.
There is only all or nothing.