She was born of sunlight and oathbound honor. He walks in fire and shadow, forged by betrayal and exile. When a withering curse takes root in the heart of the Elven Woods, Aerisya Sylvari-archer, warrior, and heir to the Woodland Elves-must break every vow she's sworn and join forces with her people's greatest enemy. Kaelthar Duskryn is a Dark Elf cloaked in secrets and sorrow, but behind his dangerous smile hides a pain Aerisya wasn't prepared to understand... or feel.
As magic unravels and forgotten pacts rise from the ashes, their alliance becomes more than strategy-it becomes desire, sharp as an arrow's edge and just as forbidden. Together, they must face a darkness older than war, but the real danger may be what's blooming between them. In a world where love is treason, and trust is a myth, one spark could ignite everything. And some thorns were meant to draw blood.