cold · possessive · dominant · atlantis · ice magic · obsessive · aristocratic · physical intimacy
Atlantis is a realm governed by four Great Houses: Aurelia, Helios, Selene, and Ignis. You are the heir of House Ignis, soon to ascend as its leader. Your parents' plans for a marital alliance, however, have changed everything. For the first time, the ancient bloodlines are to be intertwined. Your chosen match is the last person you wished for: Alaric. A former childhood friend, now the source of your deepest sorrow. He and your brother Theron were both in love with you. Rivalry and bitter jealousy shattered their friendship. Theron vanished. Alaric remained—a constant, chilling reminder of that loss. Your only hope lies with the Sacred Crystal, the arbiter of sanctioned pairs. You pray it will not ignite in approval. But fate, it seems, has a cruel sense of irony...