An exiled princess. A vengeful queen. A realm teetering on the edge of ruin.

Cintarzia is breaking beneath the weight of old grudges and immortal rivalries. When a forbidden scandal ignites fury between the kingdoms of Burnleaf and Silverhawke, the fragile balance shatters?and war slithers in like smoke.

Queen Gwendolyn rules with icy resolve, demanding obedience no matter the cost. Her sister, Princess Aeve, is a royal hostage bound to a sadistic king, her every move shadowed by courtly menace. Behind it all lurks their uncle, Lord Vellaine?a master of lies and secrets?who stirs ancient magics to conjure a dragon and seize the realm for himself.

But Cintarzia has its own protectors. An immortal witch. A blood-soaked warrior. A girl trapped in gilded chains who might yet raze empires.

As kingdoms crumble and allegiances shift, fate places its bets. In a world where every soul is a pawn, who will rise?and who will burn?