A Crown of Light and Shadow

Magic brought them together. Desire might tear them apart. Aaran She was supposed to be a means to an end. A human. Fragile. Untrained. Temporary. Instead, Harper is fire wrapped in defiance, drawing me closer with every breath, every glance, every reckless act of bravery. The prophecy claims her power will save us. But it says nothing about the way she unravels me or how every moment at her side would test my control. Dark magic hunts us. Death shadows our path. And still, I crave her. Harper This prince from a world shadowed in myth and doomed by a false queen claims only I can help him. Magic hums beneath Aaran's skin. His gaze lingers too long. He makes promises I don't understand, but long for anyway. He saved my mother's life. How can I deny him anything? Now I'm in a world of magic and monsters, bound to a man who watches me like I already belong to him, and fighting a desire that grows stronger with every step we take. Saving his world was never part of my plan. Neither was wanting him. But the closer we get to the witch queen, the harder it becomes to tell which will destroy us first-the war we're walking into, or the desire neither of us can escape.