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When newly engaged Cora returns home as princess after years of exile, everything seems perfect—until a devastating secret threatens to unravel her hard-won happiness with Prince Teryn. A single moment of anger and a fateful mistake set off a chain reaction that tears them apart, forcing them onto opposite sides of an ancient prophecy. Now tangled in lies, magic, and mysteries, Cora and Teryn must navigate a realm where darkness has been reborn and nothing is quite what it seems. If you're craving royal intrigue layered with swoon-worthy romance and metaphysical magic, this epic tale will have you absolutely captivated.
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