Ten years after her father is executed for treason and her death is publicly declared, Y/N returns to the palace as a trained assassin determined to kill Crown Prince Alec Valtheris, the boy she once loved and now believes betrayed her family. Alec, who has mourned her for a decade, is stunned when she appears alive and holding a blade to his throat. She cannot bring herself to kill him.
Three and a half years after a deadly infection collapses the world, Y/N survives alone, haunted by losing her brother and father to the Infected. With only her wolf, Kamara, she searches for a cure instead of just fighting to stay alive. When Jaxon Hayes saves her during a storm, they join forces and follow rumors of a surviving research facility. But as the Infected evolve and the truth behind the outbreak surfaces, stopping it may cost more than any of them are ready to give.
Eight years ago, the twin kingdoms of Aurelith and Dravaryn stood united, bound by an ancient artifact known as the Heartstone. Then the magic sustaining their lands began to die. Crops withered, rivers dried, and a prophecy revealed a devastating truth: the Heartstone holds enough power to save only one kingdom. War followed. Now twenty one year old Princess Y/N and twenty two year old Prince Zane, once inseparable childhood best friends, have been raised to despise each other. Each believes th