BOUND IN INKED FLAME: Of Crows and Thorns Saga Book 1

When I signed myself away in marriage I should have read the fine print. Ink fades—blood binds. I'm a prisoner trapped behind gilded gates my freedom traded for safety. Magic pulses beneath my skin wild and forbidden. In our world of ruling Houses wielding such power means death. One slip one spark—everyone I love dies. As a princess of the Great House I should have been untouchable. But in a cruel twist of fate a ruthless family of enforcers claims the right to choose any bride. Now I'm to marry the infuriating Graysen Crowther. Our loathing is legendary but with only a wall between us each night hatred burns into something far more treacherous. One touch and I might lose something far worse than my life—my traitorous heart. As my control fractures and betrayal tightens its noose my only chance at survival lies in escaping to seek the monster who holds the truth about my magic. Yet when a bargained kiss unleashes an unbreakable bond dark suspici