Raven's Mercy

The first time Seraphina killed Prince Valtheris, she felt nothing but satisfaction. The second time, she felt terror.

Sent by the Sisterhood of Mercy, a blood cult cloaked in holy vows, Seraphina has spent years preparing to assassinate the cursed prince and free the kingdom from its eternal night. But when Valtheris rises from death, shadows curling through his wounds like living things, he doesn’t strike back. He only smiles. "Run," he whispers. And when she doesn’t, he binds her to him.

Trapped within the haunted palace, Seraphina is hunted at every turn, their game of predator and prey twisting into something neither of them fully understands. As she unravels the origins of his curse, she realizes his torment is no accident, and neither is her role in it. The Sisterhood didn’t send her to kill a monster. They sent her to take his place.

But Valtheris has no intention of letting her go. Not when the darkness calls her by name. Not when her blade belongs as much to him as to the gods. 

In the end, only one of them will kneel.