A Bride with Three Knives

Lysandra arrives for the Shadow Sovereign's bridal tithe with three hidden knives and a plan to kill her intended. But the Obsidian Redoubt offers a labyrinth of shadow beasts—and Lord Commander Julian, the dangerous castellan charged with keeping her alive. He meets every threat with a sharper answer, tests her sword arm, and guards her back. Surviving him may be harder than surviving the monsters. Between moonlit wound tending and a stolen kiss, their hostility becomes an alliance Lysandra never expected to want. With the Blood Moon approaching, she asks Julian to help her breach the Sovereign's throne room before the wedding ritual begins. He holds the keys. She carries the knives. Can she trust him with the one thing she never meant to risk—her heart?