When Elowen takes her coveted post inside the palace, she expects political games, jealous courtiers, and whispered threats.
She does not expect the crown prince.
Firey-eyed, untouchable, and infamous for his total power, Prince Cassian notices every misstep she makes and every time her mouth outruns her rank. He offers her a choice wrapped in velvet and steel: keep her position, or be dismissed in disgrace. But if she stays, she signs herself over to his private rules, his relentless standards, and the punishment he reserves for defiance behind locked doors.
Elowen swears she will never kneel for a man, least of all a ruthless royal who thinks obedience is his birthright.
