Kieran Contou and Elara Voss share a bond forged in childhood and strengthened by years of separation, reunion, and unspoken devotion. From the earliest days within the palace walls, their connection was undeniable—Kieran, steady and guarded, and Elara, fierce and reckless, the perfect balance to each other’s extremes. She saw beyond the wolven warrior and prince’s protector to the man beneath, and he was drawn to her unyielding fire.