In the fractured kingdom of Elsareth, the sudden death of the king triggers a chain of events no one can stop. A long-forgotten prophecy resurfaces as the crown mysteriously vanishes on the very night of the royal burial. The kingdom’s fragile balance wavers, and within the frozen halls of power, royal blood becomes both a curse and a right.
Kael, the hidden and illegitimate son of the late king, is pulled from the shadows of obscurity by a secret society: the Watchers of the Shadow. He learns that his lineage is not only royal but mystically tied to the Throne of Shadows—an ancient, living artifact that whispers to those who dare approach. Meanwhile, the High Council, consumed by a lust for domination, plots its own games. Alliances shatter, and daggers are sharpened.
In the heart of this chaos, a forbidden passion ignites between Kael and Princess Ysara—betrothed to another and imprisoned in the web of her family's intrigues. Together, they must choose between love and duty. For masks are falling, and crowns—crowns never forgive.
Occult pacts signed in the shadows, forgotten armies rising from the ashes, a merciless civil war… All paths lead to one truth: power has a price, and those who dare to claim it must face the judgment of the Throne.
In a tragic finale, Kael will rise to power, but at the cost of a part of himself no victory can redeem. Loved and feared, his reign begins in glory… and in shadow.
A novel of dark political fantasy where magic is written in blood, love is paid in betrayal, and the crown always chooses its king… at the expense of his soul.