Deneb is still reeling from the deadly tournament, betrayals, and monsters that nearly destroyed her and everyone she loves, especially Varkein, the Crown Prince she is married to. Now king, Varkein is struggling to rebuild a fractured kingdom while Deneb searches for her missing brother. But beyond the shores of Arcathys, a new threat rises from the deadly world of the Fae. Malroven, the ruthless Fae general fate marked as Deneb’s mate, has crossed oceans to claim what was always meant to be his. As tensions ignite across Zailand and Arcathys, whispers of an ancient curse spread through the courts. Deneb is pulled deeper into a world of shifting loyalties, dangerous powers, and deadly bargains. Torn between desire and duty, vengeance and survival, fate and freedom, she must decide what she is willing to the Phoenix who rises from the ashes, or the one who lets her flames consume everything around her.