Princess Kaida's world ends in a single afternoon. Her father dies. Her kingdom falls. When she wakes, she's a prisoner in unfamiliar walls where no one will tell her where she is or why she's still alive. Then Crown Prince Theron walks in-the man whose armies destroyed everything she loved. He should execute her. Instead, his hand finds her wrist. Guards shadow her steps. Whispered warnings come in darkened corridors about threats she can't see. She should hate him. She does hate him. But in a palace where everyone is an enemy and survival means playing a game she doesn't understand, the most dangerous thing isn't the court's vipers or the Queen's cold smiles. It's the way her breath catches when he's near. The way his protection feels less like captivity and more like something she's afraid to name. Because some prisons have silk sheets and gentle touches. And some enemies make you forget why you wanted revenge in the first place. As deadly secrets surface and the past refuses to stay buried, Kaida must choose: the hatred that's keeping her sane, or the impossible connection that might destroy her. Can you fall for the man who destroyed your world-or is he the only one who can rebuild it? A forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance featuring court intrigue, slow-burn tension, a captive princess who refuses to break, and a morally complex prince who falls first.