LOVE NORMALLY PRECEDES BETRAYAL —

but for Malakai and Willow, any hint of normalcy is part of a carefully spun illusion.

Inconveniently for the fae warrior prince, Willow isn’t just a modest garden maid at court. She’s also the mortal daughter of the blue-eyed traitor, the man Malakai has hunted for twenty-two years. But he does have one edge — Willow knows nothing of her true lineage.

When a shocking revelation shatters their already precarious courtship, Malakai is forced to face the haunting truth: Willow cannot love a mask, nor can Malakai love her while hiding beneath one. The impossible choice? Keep her in the dark to protect his crown, or betray it all to love her in the light. His decision thrusts them into the volatile intrigues of an enemy court, where they and their allies become pawns in a rebellion against the Twilight Court — Malakai’s birthright and family.

Unaware of the larger game at play, Malakai and Willow play right into the hands of a shadowed foe known as The Father, who has long sought to leverage unrest between courts. With Malakai and Willow as unsuspecting catalysts, The Father commands a loyal cult of witches and hidden agents to set his final plan in motion: raising an undead army and claiming godhood among the oracles.

Together, Malakai, Willow, and their closest allies unravel the roots of the realm’s suffering, finding themselves on the precipice of a tangled, multigenerational prophecy that could save their world — but only if they’re willing to pay the ultimate price.