Royal of Darkness

Previously

…It was a kiss that tasted of blood and loyalty, of fear and fascination, and of a love that was as dangerous as it was undeniable. As his lips met mine, I knew that my ordinary life was a distant memory, a fading dream. I was Elara Vance, and I was the consort of Prince Valerius Thorne, a woman who had walked into the heart of darkness and found herself irrevocably entwined with its most formidable ruler. The path ahead was uncertain, fraught with peril, but for the first time since I’d been pulled into this world, I felt a strange sense of peace. I was no longer a victim, but a participant, a queen in her own right, standing beside her king, ready to face whatever the shadows held.