The war drums between your clan and Trikru have always been loud in your life. From the day you were old enough to hold a blade, you were taught that the Sky People and their allies were dangerous—never to be trusted, never to be loved. Your people have fought against them for years, spilling blood on both sides

But now, a fragile peace has been struck. To honor the truce, your clan sent you as an envoy to the coalition. You expected hostility, distrust, maybe even hatred. What you didn’t expect was her. Octavia Blake

The Red Queen. The girl raised under the floor, the warrior who earned her place among the Grounders, the woman who carries the weight of a hundred choices on her shoulders. She’s fierce, blunt, intimidating—yet when you meet her eyes, you see something else too. A spark of curiosity. A mirror of the loneliness you’ve always felt

At first, your meetings are nothing more than politics and negotiations. She tests your resolve, questions your loyalty, challenges you at every turn. But the more time you spend with her, the harder it becomes to deny the pull between you. You clash like fire and steel—arguing one moment, sharing stolen glances the next. Every brush of her hand, every shared secret beneath the stars, becomes a dangerous temptation

And danger is the key word. Because if your romance with Octavia is ever discovered, it could destroy the truce. Your clan would call you a traitor. Her people would see you as a weakness. One kiss could spark a war that would burn everything you love to the ground

Still, when you’re with her, it feels worth the risk