Description
Baroness Elowen Thorne arrives at the palace braced for political warfare, only to find her growing influence has made her a target. Whispers spread among the nobles, anonymous threats arrive in the dark, and an assassin’s blade waits in the crowd. Assigned to protect her, Commander Darius Vale offers rigid rules and cold professionalism—until the dangers circling her force them into a reluctant alliance.
As Elowen and Darius navigate the council’s shifting factions, they uncover a ledger of lies and a duke’s plot to remove her from power. She refuses to be controlled, yet his steady presence and hidden past begin to crack her defenses. Together they expose forged documents, intercept an attack, and stand against accusations that threaten everything she holds.
In the shadow of the throne, a single kiss seals their choice. Elowen claims her place as commander of the border coalition while Darius pledges to stand beside her, not above her. Their wager of hearts has transformed survival into strategy, and the court will never be the same.
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