Adara Rhyes was born with the magic of a goddess in her veins. Being the product of the crown and the flame, a prophecy has written her fate in the stars. But her enemies are set on changing that fate.
Seeking refuge on Andreilia, an island with enchanted water that grants eternal youth, exiled Princess Adara Rhyes is buying herself time to plot revenge against the empire that took everything from her. Captured and molded into a weapon by the Shadow Empire, Adara has been cast into foreign lands after her failed rebellion. With her homeland wiped from the collective memory of the world, time isn’t the only thing against her.
Dominic Nite, the notorious King of Keys, has a reputation for manipulating desperate girls like Adara into giving him the keys to their hearts … then breaking them when they least expect it. Stealing Adara’s heart is more than just a sadistic game to Dominic, and he has his own agenda. In this delicate dance of power and deceit, Dominic might have just met his match.
Their fates intertwine when Adara challenges the King of Keys to a high-stakes game of love, a feat that will either win her enough power to defeat the empire, or cut her revenge at its knees. The rules are simple: whoever falls in love first loses and must relinquish their key. Adara can’t afford to lose. She needs the panoply of magic contained within Dominic’s key and his knowledge of ancient relics in her quest to forge the Realm Fracturer, a weapon capable of tearing through space and time. With it, she just might be able to restore her home and acquire enough power to fulfill an ancient prophecy, destroying the empire once and for all.
Only one can hold the keys in this dangerous war of hearts, where the price of victory might be higher than either is willing to pay.