Veira never asked to wear a crown carved in ash—
but the Oath didn’t care what she wanted.
It marked her.
Changed her.
Bound her to the one man she swore she’d never forgive—
and could never stop loving.
Once, they fought side by side.
Then came the night she let him go—
the night that set the gods’ curse in motion.
Now, hunted by prophecy
and chained to a bond that’s fraying,
Veira must follow the trail he’s carving through ruin.
Because he’s falling—
slipping into darkness to find her—
and every step could cost him his soul.
She remembers the way he bled for her.
The way his gaze made her believe they could defy the gods.
If she can’t hold on to herself—
she might lose him forever.
This isn’t a war for the throne.
It’s a war for love
when fate tries to erase it.
