Plagued by fear. Haunted by the sins of her past.Approaching twenty-five, Katrin Drakos should only be concerned with two things—being crowned Queen of Alentus and marrying her Fated, Kohl.For five years, she focused on falling in love, on living, on becoming whole again. For five years, she was able to forget what the vile King Nikolaos of Nexos had done to her. For five years, her nightmares did not return.But then the whispers started. A rumbling...

Blood. Daggers. Golden chains.Katrin's nightmares have returned. This time, they are not visions of the past, but the present. His present.Castle Drakos hadn't been attacked since the ancient war. Until that day. The day everything changed. The day she became Queen. The day she barely escaped with her life in exchange for Alexander's.Now Katrin must work with the crew of The Nostos and several unlikely al...