Ashbound Crown

Carson Rane’s blade breaks Evelyn Voss’s skin before she can explain how she fell through the portal. Then a red screen flashes: Royal bloodline confirmed—and a control ring snaps shut around her wrist. The city’s cold guard captain gives her seven days to prove she can save Grayhaven, or he’ll execute her as the heir who destroyed it. Every upgrade demands blood, every wall breach forces them into each other’s arms, and the man who keeps a sword at her throat is the only one who can keep her alive. But as Evelyn’s power grows, so does Carson’s suspicion—and the forbidden pull neither of them can afford. When the city core reveals she isn’t its savior but the erased heir to a murdered throne, will Evelyn sacrifice herself to save Grayhaven—or awaken the royal dead buried beneath its walls?