She was never meant to be chosen. Brielle Valeen came to the royal Choosing as a borderland healer, not a bride. But when Vaeloria's sacred flame names her instead of a noblewoman, she is dragged into a palace built on secrets, blood, and old bargains. Prince Cazren Morcant is cursed with black fire in his veins, feared by his kingdom and bound to an ancient power beneath Blackthorn Mountain. Every bride chosen before Brielle was meant to save him.
Every bride died trying.
She was never meant to be chosen. Brielle Valeen came to the royal Choosing as a borderland healer, not a bride. But when Vaeloria's sacred flame names her instead of a noblewoman, she is dragged into a palace built on secrets, blood, and old bargains. Prince Cazren Morcant is cursed with black fire in his veins, feared by his kingdom and bound to an ancient power beneath Blackthorn Mountain. Every bride chosen before Brielle was meant to save him.
Every bride died trying.