CRIMSON BONDS

Aster spent years trying to forget the boy who shattered her. Lysander Arion was her first love, her first wound, and the prince whose choices left her heart bruised and burning long after he disappeared from her life. She swore she would never forgive him, never trust him, never let his name touch her lips again. But fate is cruel, and the ancient Blood Crown is even crueler. When Aster is chosen as the only soul compatible with the dying magic of the royal bloodline, she is forced into a marriage with Lysander, a union sealed by prophecy and a bond that sinks its claws straight into her heart. Suddenly she is trapped in a castle filled with enemies who want her gone, a kingdom that whispers she is unworthy, and a husband who looks at her with hunger and regret tangled together in every lingering glance. Lysander claims he wants redemption. He claims he never stopped loving her. He claims the crown needs her more than he does, yet the way he touches her tells another story entirely. His possessiveness coils around her like velvet and chains, tempting her to forget every reason she once had to hate him. Every heated argument drags them closer. Every forbidden moment melts into something neither of them is strong enough to fight. But shadows move beneath the throne, secrets stir in the halls at night, and the power growing inside Aster may be the reason the kingdom is falling apart. As her enemies circle and Lysander tightens his grip on both the crown and her heart, Aster begins to wonder what is more dangerous. The prophecy that binds them, or the prince who whispers that she was always meant to be his.