In the ancient kingdom of Caerwyn, poverty is a curse that kills slowly — but for Lia, a 23-year-old from a forgotten village, that curse becomes something far darker. Desperate to save her mother from the king’s merciless collectors, Lia prays at a ruined shrine… and awakens an ancient power buried beneath the stones.
Her plea is answered by Kael, a man of haunting beauty who claims to be the kingdom’s lost prince — erased from history, condemned to wander the Shadow Realm for a sin he didn’t commit. When Kael saves Lia from the king’s soldiers, she becomes bound to him by forbidden magic. Now her heart beats with his curse, her soul tethered to a secret that could destroy both realms.
Pursued by the king’s forces and hunted by the souls of the damned, Lia discovers the truth behind Caerwyn’s glory: its immortal king feeds on stolen life, sustained by the heart of his own son. To break the curse and end the blood-born reign, Lia must journey through realms of shadow and memory
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