In a world where vampires and humans live in a fragile peace, a royal ball sparks a dangerous flame. Princess Keirah Aster Sterle, sole heir to the human throne, meets Reyn Sullivan, the elusive vampire king hiding a deadly secret. From that moment, the door to her gilded cage begins to creak open. Defying her parents' warnings, Keirah escapes the golden palace, determined to uncover the truth about the man who haunts her thoughts. But Reyn makes it very clear that he doesn't want anything to do with her anymore, believing that distance is the only way to protect her from him. Keirah quest's for answers reveals secrets about her past—and her connection to Reyn. One that she never expected to be faced with. Bound by a curse that both unites and divides them, Keirah and Reyn must face an impossible choice: endure a lifetime of longing and separation, or risk everything to shatter the curse—a cost neither of them are prepared to pay.