An arranged marriage.

A fragile alliance.

A love neither dared to dream of.

Princess Jing Yi has spent her life in the shadows—unseen, unwanted, her only worth measured in the herbs she grinds and the patients she quietly saves. When she is sent to marry a powerful Alpha lord in a foreign kingdom, it is meant to be her escape. A chance at freedom. Dignity. Nothing more.

Lord Alexander Wulfbane expected the perfect Omega bride—a flawless match to repair his disgraced House. Instead, he is given a quiet, scarred princess from a crumbling empire. From the moment he lifts her veil, disappointment lies heavy between them, and the fragile peace their marriage secures is as uncertain as the vows they exchange.

But beyond the gilded halls of Tremore, something stirs in the dark.

The smuggling of forbidden purple limyerite.

Omegas disappearing without a trace.

And as unrest rises across the Nine Kingdoms, Jing Yi’s hidden skills as a healer may be the only thing standing between life and a slow, quiet death.

She was never meant to be the bride he wanted.

And she never asked him to be his hero.

But when the storm arrives, they will face a choice—stand together, or be swept away.