In a ruined kingdom where thrones devour and mirrors lie, Elira is chosen not to rule, but to burn. Haunted by the ghosts of flamebearers past, courted by a crown that whispers in glass, and loved by a man slowly turning into a beast, Elira must unravel the truth of her bloodline, the curse that binds the castle, and the fire that remembers too much. As the Crimson Court fractures and monsters rise from ash and memory, she refuses the fate laid before her-not once, but again and again. What follows is a descent through betrayal, ritual, and reflection, until Elira no longer carries the fire. She becomes it. But in the end, it is not destruction she leaves behind, but something stranger: a name that cannot be unspoken... and a new shape walking the ash.