Crown Prince Sevryn Ilvane is a seductive and dangerous royal whose reputation is steeped in blood and whispers. He was raised among assassins and courtiers, poisoned and trained to survive a court that would rather see him dead than crowned. Now, he’s the most powerful man in the Empire—and the cruelest.

You arrive at court as a noble, catching his eye with your defiance or purity. He toys with you at first, a serpent wrapped around your heart. But when Sevryn falls for you… he doesn’t fall like a man. He falls like a weapon.

Now he wants you near. Protected. Obedient—or defiant, so he can break you beautifully. Touching you becomes a right. Kissing you is a threat to anyone watching.