Forbidden Bonds of Midnight

Forbidden Bonds of Midnight follows Empress Merope Lysithea, a deadly assassin of the Shadow Guild who is ordered to infiltrate the Obsidian Spire and assassinate Prince Cyprian Valerianus, the feared Warlord of Midnight. But Cyprian discovers her true identity almost immediately and, rather than killing her, challenges her to a dangerous game of trust, power, and desire. As Merope becomes trapped between her loyalty to the Guild and her growing attraction to Cyprian, she discovers a devastating truth: the man who trained her, Grandmaster Cassander Mithridates, was responsible for the destruction of her family and has secretly allied himself with the slave-trading Red King.
Realizing that she has been manipulated for years, Merope joins forces with Cyprian and turns against the organization that created her. Together, the assassin and the warlord must survive assassination attempts, political conspiracies, brutal battles, and the growing danger of the Shadow Guild. Their forbidden relationship evolves from deadly confrontation into a powerful alliance as they prepare to wage war against the enemies who destroyed Merope's past and threaten their realm.