Ashbound Crown

Carson Rane’s blade breaks Evelyn Voss’s skin before she can explain she didn’t destroy the portal. Then her wrist screen flashes red: Royal bloodline confirmed. The Grayhaven guard captain locks a control ring around her wrist and gives her seven days to prove she can save his dying city—or he’ll execute her himself. When the black tide breaches the walls, Evelyn is forced to sacrifice her blood to activate the city core, saving the man who wants her dead and binding herself to the city’s power. But every upgrade reveals another piece of the truth: she isn’t a chosen savior. She’s the erased heir whose blood once doomed the kingdom—and Carson may be the man sworn to destroy her. When the first royal corpse climbs over the repaired wall, will Evelyn seize the crown hidden inside her… or let Carson kill her before the dead kingdom rises again?