The Forbidden Flame: An Enemies to Lovers & Fated Mates Romantasy

An immortal warrior cursed with protecting all life in the magical realms. A human woman unaware that she holds the key to saving his soul from darkness. A ruthless enemy determined to fulfill a centuries old curse. All she wanted was a weekend of fun and excitement two days away from the brutal orphanage where she is forced to work sunrise through moonset. Abandoned on the steps of the Capital when she was a baby Cleo Rathmore has no idea where she came from or why her parents left an infant in a basket without even leaving a note. The capital's royal wedding and tournament seems like the perfect opportunity to spread her wings and perhaps escape the maniacal control of her elders--and an arranged marriage to a Death Mage a horrid terrifying Revenant. As far as she's concerned kissing an Orc would be better. Accepting the match to a mage from The Spire would be a fate worst then death. Death Mage Devin Grimm traveled to the capital in search of a miracle. He