A Reign of Malice

Some kingdoms are built on lies. Others are burned by them.

I came to Venaris to save my people, but it comes with a price…a mate who isn't fated to be mine. King Aeson offers everything I've now failed to deliver as queen: stability, safety, and salvation for my pack. Agreeing to his treaty—and to bond with him—feels like the only way to make things right.

Except something unknown lingers within these walls. The castle hums with secrets, and while Aeson does his best to distract me with grand gestures, there's a mysterious force in the shadows. One that leads me to a truth I never saw coming.

Now I'm caught between duty for a kingdom and pack I swore to protect and the destiny of a bond that was never supposed to exist. The lies I've told are nothing compared to the ones I'm still unraveling, and if I'm not careful, I'll lose everything I've been trying to save.

Because if I make one wrong move, it won't just cost me the crown, it will cost me my heart.