The human kingdom sold her as a bride. Now they call her stolen.Maren Ashvale survived the fae king’s curse, broke the bride altar, and chose Theron Vaelthorn freely.
But choice is dangerous when kingdoms profit from silence.
Prince Alaric Veyne claims Maren has been enchanted by the cursed fae king. He says she must be rescued from the monster who stole her.
Maren knows better.
Theron never stole her.
He gave her a key.
Now the same human court that sent girls across the thorn border to die wants Maren back in chains disguised as protection. And when her sister Liora is taken into royal custody, Maren discovers the bride tithe was only one piece of a much older lie.
Moon blood. Sunfire. A corrupted treaty. A crown with nothing inside it but hunger.
To save her sister, expose the human prince, and protect the fae king she chose, Maren must stand before both courts and name the truth they buried under centuries of dead brides.