An outcast princess hidden from the world. A half-blood king forced to take up the crown. A union that can save two kingdoms… or shatter their fates.
Princess Faereyn has long lived in a monastery far from home and family—the price of a mistake that nearly destroyed her people. A blessing from the gods that grants her the ability to sense other people’s emotions has turned into a painful burden for Faereyn. So the role of heir goes to her younger sister.
When a captivating and mysterious King of Shadows arrives in the kingdom, searching for a bride, Faereyn has no doubt who will be chosen: Ilsevel. The King himself has no desire to marry a “common” princess, but to save his people he is ready to accept any terms. He needs human mages—otherwise the trolls are doomed to turn to stone. And after barely meeting the bold and playful Ilsevel, he agrees to an engagement. But why does the ruler who commands shadows keep returning in his thoughts, again and again, to Faereyn’s gaze—the one who was supposed to remain unnoticed?