Princess Emma Vale has spent her entire life hidden from the kingdom. No one has ever seen the future queen of Velmora—until the day her father announces the brutal Trials of Blood, a gladiator tournament where warriors from across the realm must fight for her hand in marriage. But when Emma finally steps into the colosseum, the entire kingdom realizes the rumors were wrong. The princess isn’t weak. She’s powerful, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. As gladiators battle for the crown beneath her throne, Emma becomes drawn to a scarred fighter who refuses to fear her—and may be the only man capable of surviving the darkness hiding behind her crown.