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He ran from a past he’d rather ignore. Together, they’re running out of time… Kaine, a down-on-his-luck merchant scraping by in the Darian Kingdom, never expected to save a princess from a monster straight out of fantasy. But when he rescues the runaway Princess Lydia, he’s thrust into a world of courtly intrigue and hidden dangers far deadlier than the beast in the woods. Lydia’s father has betrothed her to a foreign prince—a desperate alliance to secure power now that magic has entered the world. Yet Lydia carries secrets of her own: the darkest truths of those around her, and a dread certainty about what waits beyond the altar. As time marches toward the ceremony, Kaine must confront his own broken past while unraveling a conspiracy that could ignite a war between their kingdoms. Some sacrifices are meant to be hidden. Some lies are meant to protect. And some roses bloom only when torn apart. 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