They called the crown’s assassin a ghost.

When Prince Caelan Thorne orders the “man” behind the kingdom’s discreet victories dragged into his castle, he expects a weapon he can aim. He doesn’t expect Nyra—sharp-tongued, blade-fast, and furious enough to spit in a prince’s face… then vanish through a locked door five minutes later.

Caelan should let her go. He should forget the way she looks at him like he’s the enemy she was born to end. But the moment he realizes someone is hunting her inside his own walls—and using her kills to spark a war—he does the only thing he can: he keeps her close.

Nyra has survived tyrants, handlers, and holy men with torches. She’s not about to become a royal pet now. She wants freedom, not a throne. Especially not the kind built on lies and blood.

But as conspiracies tighten, oaths start snapping, and the kingdom demands a monster to blame… Caelan and Nyra are forced into an alliance neither of them can afford.

Because if the traitor wins, Caelan loses his crown.

And Nyra loses the one thing she’s never had—a choice.

Enemies to lovers. He falls first. Assassin heroine. Forced proximity. Deadly court intrigue.

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