Prince Lucien has spent his life beneath the weight of a crown he will one day wear. Elias is only a court poet, but in the quiet corners of the palace, he becomes the one person Lucien can love without pretending.
Their romance must remain hidden. In a kingdom built on appearances, a prince and a poet can never belong to one another openly. But Corvin, the king’s jester, has watched Lucien for far too long.
When Corvin discovers the truth, he turns devotion into a weapon and forces the prince to understand that some love does not want to be returned. It wants to be obeyed.