Eighteen-year-old Fae Princess Aeloria Wynndale is the most powerful shapeshifter in the realm of Ettidoria.

On the night she is meant to solidify her political marriage to the Elven Prince of Vaelora, she is stolen by the ruthless Demon King, Ryvathis.

Ryvathis is shadow and ruin made flesh, a monster feared across every realm, and he has claimed her as his weapon.

Trapped in his war-ravaged kingdom of Nyxvaris, Aeloria refuses to be a pawn in his desperate gamble to save his dying lands.

Until the dead begin to rise.

The long-lost Eighth Kingdom stirs, and with it comes a threat that devours not just his lands, but hers as well. To escape would condemn thousands to slaughter. To stay means trusting the handsome monster who looks at her like she's salvation and damnation in one—the man who stole everything from her.

As Nyxvaris crumbles and darkness closes in, her hatred for Ryvathis ignites into something far more dangerous. A bond that could save the realms or destroy everything she's ever loved.