She was born to wear a crown… not to crave the darkness.

Princess Cora has spent her entire life bound by duty—her future already decided. Since her mother’s death, the idea of marriage feels less like destiny and more like a cage she refuses to step into.

But temptation doesn’t ask permission.

It slips through her window in the dead of night—silent, mysterious, and dangerous.

She doesn’t know his name.

She’s never seen his face.

And still… she lets him in.

What begins as a reckless surrender to curiosity becomes something far more intoxicating. Addictive. A secret she aches for in the quiet hours, even as it threatens to ruin everything she’s been raised to protect.

Because one night was never going to be enough.

And while Cora hides her darkest indulgence behind locked doors, another man steps into the light—a prince with power, patience, and a hunger of his own. One who sees more than he should. One who offers her a choice… or the illusion of one.

In a world of whispered secrets and dangerous desires, Cora must decide:

Will she honor the crown she was born to wear… or surrender to the man who owns her nights?

Either choice could cost her everything.