The Riftbound Warden

The living seal burns into Tessa Quill’s palm—and counts down three days to Greyharbor’s destruction. Then the city’s ruthless warden, Rowan Vale, catches her at the auction and chains himself to her fate. Now she can borrow his deadly power, while he can stop her heart whenever she lies. Hunted by the Meridian Council and forced to fight back-to-back, they survive underground prisons, floating battlefields, and monsters that should not exist—but every upgrade brings the city-killing breach closer. Rowan was supposed to be her captor, yet every threat hides a rescue, and he may be the only man who knows what really happened to her mother. To break the contract, Tessa may have to sacrifice her life—and to save her, Rowan must choose between killing her himself or letting the entire city fall.