Ines never asked for this life. As the illegitimate daughter of royalty, she’s bound to a loveless marriage with the cold Grand Duke Ryan. Their bond is forged from duty, not desire—each day a silent war filled with icy words and empty rooms.Ryan, driven by ambition and haunted by his past, is blind to the crumbling walls of his own home. He rules with distance, leaving Ines to battle the darkness alone. As their marriage falls apart, Ines must find the strength to break free from ...

Ines is trapped in the cold, silent halls of the Grand Duchy of Eleanor, bound to a marriage of duty, not love. With every passing day, her health fades and the whispers of the court grow louder, each one reminding her of her outsider status. But even as isolation closes in, a quiet strength rises within her, a determination to endure despite the suffocating despair.Ryan, consumed by ambition and blind to his wife’s suffering, is too wrapped in the politics to see the cracks in the...