I'm Eryx Stonewall, Crown Prince of Castella. My life has always been neatly planned: inherit the throne, marry Princess Ambrielle of Balmoral, secure peace between our kingdoms, and become the king I was raised to be. Then you walked into my engagement ball wrapped in living shadows. You're a Darkling, everything I've been taught to fear and everything I suddenly want to understand. Now my heart is asking a dangerous question: what if happily ever after isn't the future chosen for me?