She was never meant to be his bride.
He was never meant to survive her.

Seressa Vale has spent her life hiding the forbidden veil-magic in her blood. But when a wounded, cursed king collapses on her doorstep with priests hunting him through the dark, one reckless act of mercy binds her life to his.

Malric Veyne is feared as the dead king of a ruined realm, a monster chained to a broken crown and a kingdom full of ghosts. He should be Seressa's enemy. Instead, he becomes the one man who refuses to own her, even when every ancient vow, bloodline, and crown demands she belong to him.