The Debtbound Crown

Kane Rook’s blood-mark flares beneath Nora’s hand just as her magic tears through the alley—and the royal fugitive she swore to hate is the only man who can stop her from burning alive. She has seven days to deliver him across the border and reclaim her brother’s stolen soul, but Kane keeps provoking her until every rescue feels dangerously intimate. Bound by a magic oath, Nora watches her power rise with every touch, while Kane reveals the Crown erased his identity to bury the truth: he is the kingdom’s rightful heir, and her unstable magic is the key to its next war. To save her brother, Nora must hand Kane over to the soul-debt broker—but to save Nora, Kane must expose his secret and bring the entire royal court crashing down.