Rejected by the Fae Duke, Claimed by the Shadow King

The Story

Lyra Vale stands at the altar, her future as a peace offering shattered when the fae duke publicly rejects her in favor of her cruel sister. The humiliation threatens to dissolve the fragile treaty ending a twenty-year war between their kingdoms. Seizing the final moment before the alliance collapses, Lyra invokes an ancient Moon Trial. She accepts temporary protection from Dorian, the feared Shadow King, turning her moment of defeat into a desperate gamble for survival.