Blurb
Prince Eliot has mastered the art of appearing what the kingdom needs—composed, distant, untouchable. But beneath the gold and white, he has always felt like something misplaced in his own life. A prince by name. An heir by expectation. Never by certainty.
Then Lucien Varkas steps onto the field.
Eliot has heard the stories. Everyone has. The King’s General. The man who does not lose. The blade that carved victories into the bones of Arenthal. But stories fail to capture what Eliot sees that day—the quiet precision, the unyielding calm, the way Lucien moves as if the world has already been measured and found lacking.
Then Lucien called his name.
An arrow meant for a prince finds its mark.
A general falls.
And in the chaos that follows, Eliot is forced to confront a truth he has spent years avoiding: he is not untouchable, and neither is the man he trusts above all others.
Now, with blood spilled in the heart of the kingdom and enemies moving from shadows into light, Eliot is no longer allowed the luxury of distance. The court watches him more closely than ever. The Queen calculates. The King tightens his grip on a throne that has begun to crack beneath unseen pressure.
As alliances shift and truths unravel, Eliot must decide what kind of prince he will become—one shaped by the crown, or one who reshapes it entirely. But power demands sacrifice, and the closer he draws to the truth, the more he risks losing the one person who has ever made him feel seen.
In a kingdom built on control, loyalty is a weapon.
And love—
Love is a weakness he can'afford.
