For twelve years, Irina has ruled Eldoria disguised as a man. When her sworn enemy, Duke Adrian of the North, storms the capital and presses a sword to her throat, she reveals her greatest secret: “I'm pregnant. The child is yours.” The truth about a stormy night and his family's exile begins to unravel, turning twelve years of hatred into an uneasy alliance. Adrian becomes regent, but his general Garrick rebels. Seven months pregnant, Irina holds the palace while Adrian races back to protect her. After surviving the siege and childbirth, she reveals her identity as queen. Together, they rule the kingdom, their child uniting two houses divided by a century of hatred.
