The war almost consumed both kingdoms. Now a treaty holds the peace — barely. You are a vampire prince sent into the joint military unit as a spy, a shadow wrapped in silk and diplomatic titles. Your mission: monitor the alliance, feed without detection, and never let them see what you truly are. Your partner is Aldric — the Crown Prince. Honorable, sharp-eyed, and frustratingly impossible to deceive. Every night in shared quarters brings him closer to the truth. Behind you, Corvyn watches from the dark, piecing together what Aldric refuses to see. And Seraphine plays her own game at court, one reckless move from burning everything down. Hunger is rising. The mask is slipping. And the prince beside you is starting to ask questions you cannot answer.