Crown in Chains

Magic belongs to the Crown.

At least, that is what Taria has been taught.

In a kingdom where elemental power is controlled, suppressed, and claimed by the throne, survival means keeping your head down and your magic hidden. But when Taria draws water from dead earth beneath the full force of the Crown's suppression, hiding is no longer an option.

Sent to arrest her, Prince Elias should be everything she despises-the king's obedient son, raised inside the very system that has kept her people afraid.

Instead, he saves her life.

Now branded a traitor, Elias is forced to confront the truth about his father's rule, while Taria begins to uncover the terrifying extent of a power she was never meant to possess. As rebellion stirs and long-buried secrets surrounding the mysterious heartstone begin to surface, their reluctant alliance becomes something neither of them expected-and something far more dangerous.

Because Taria may be able to break the Crown's hold on magic.

But doing so will force Elias to choose between the blood he inherited and the woman who has taught him that loyalty should never mean obedience.

And some crowns were never meant to be worn.