Bound by Storm & Shadows

[Mature Content] [Dual POV — Written in 3rd Person] In the haunted kingdom of Druumari, where spirits whisper through the fog and the dead walk among the living, Seraphine Shadewalker rules as a queen both feared and cursed. Bound to the land by an ancient magic that refuses to let her go, she walks the line between life and death, haunted by ghosts who demand her obedience. When Prince Kaelen Stormrider, heir to the seafaring kingdom of Vyrdantia, leads a failed invasion against Druumari, he finds himself trapped—not only by chains, but by a curse that refuses to let him leave. Forced to work under Seraphine’s rule or risk losing his soul to the spirits, Kaelen becomes a reluctant ally, his hatred for the enigmatic queen burning just as fiercely as the attraction neither of them dares to name. As tensions between their kingdoms rise and an internal enemy threatens to tear Druumari apart, Seraphine and Kaelen must set aside their enmity to survive. But the deeper they delve into the kingdom’s dark secrets, the more entangled their fates become. When betrayal strikes and Kaelen is forced to choose between freedom and the woman he swore to destroy, Seraphine must face the ultimate price of her cursed existence—love, or survival. Enemies by fate. Lovers by defiance. Bound together by storm and shadows. ※ ※ ※ Troupes — · "You're my prisoner" but also "You're my greatest threat." · "We have to work together, but I hate you." · "Stop looking at me like that." "Like what?" "Like you want me." · Enemies to lovers. · Forbidden romance. · A very slow burn. · Intense sexual tension. · Regret and denial. · "You should fear me." "I think I want you instead." ※ ※ ※ Trigger Warnings — This novel contains violence and gore for being set in the middle of a continental war. And the romance, though slow burn, contains intimate moments and sexual content. All consensual. No intimate assault. No cheating.