About the Book: When Arden Icaros’s magical inheritance ceremony ends in disaster, she becomes feared as a harbinger of war, with noble houses demanding her execution and assassins pursuing her across the kingdom. Her only chance of survival lies with Bishop Marius, a ruthless and feared royal loyalist who unexpectedly chooses to protect her. As Arden uncovers the dangerous secrets he conceals, their growing attraction threatens to unravel their lives. With political intrigue, powerful magic, looming war, and an increasingly obsessive romance, this gripping dark fantasy romance explores forbidden desire, betrayal, destiny, and the dangerous price of power.