What do I want?

Once, I thought it an easy question. Blood. Vengeance.

But with every beat of my heart, the truth becomes more painfully clear.

I want to live.

The promises of prophecy press in on Veyka Pendragon from every direction. An ancient darkness. A lost queen. A heartbreaking sacrifice. To save her kingdom, she will fulfill them all. She will not falter.

But there are secrets still to be unraveled. Where is the Ethereal Queen? How will they join their power to finally banish the succubus? Those questions are easier than the ones Veyka must answer on her own. For saving her kingdom means leaving behind her mate.

Arran Earthborn has dedicated his life to protecting Annwyn. But the Brutal Prince who arrived in Baylaur is not the one now standing at the head of a vast fae army. When an enemy offers a final chance, three weapons forged in the depths of Avalon itself, Arran does not hesitate.

He will rule with Veyka at his side, or he will destroy this realm… and every other.

Every story must end.

But I will not go down without a fight.

Some of us aren't meant to be happy.

I was foolish to think I deserved it.

The darkness is coming for Annwyn. Veyka Pendragon must stand—with her friends spread across the realms, her mate lost to her, her heart in shreds.

She must face down seven thousand years of prejudice and a lifetime of self doubt. She must make herself a queen that other kingdoms want to ally with… or the entire world will descend into darkness. But how will she defend the world from a darkness rooted in her very soul? She has come to love that dark power within her.

But love is dangerous. Love can kill. Love can be lost.

And the mate that emerges from the mist? Will Arran Earthborn recognize the female he fell in love with… can he love the queen she's been forced to become?

I was made for death and destruction.

Honed as a weapon since childhood.

But in the face of the ultimate darkness… even I might not be enough.