A Vow of Lies
When Elias Thorne's beloved mother dies, he is swiftly banished to the shadows of his family's vast, gilded estate, declared unstable and systematically stripped of his inheritance by his ruthless....
When Elias Thorne's beloved mother dies, he is swiftly banished to the shadows of his family's vast, gilded estate, declared unstable and systematically stripped of his inheritance by his ruthless grandfather. His world of privilege becomes a prison built on Family Betrayal. His salvation—and his deepest threat—arrives in the form of a forced political marriage to Seraphina Vane, the supposed timid and "simple" heiress of a rival dynasty, chosen by the families to cement a new, oppressive alliance. Unbeknownst to their captors, both Elias and Seraphina are brilliant strategists, each maintaining secret, highly-skilled identities to investigate their own families. Instantly recognizing a kindred spirit, they forge a desperate, covert pact: They will work together to dismantle the dynasties that betrayed them. To survive, they must play the part of bitter enemies, trading barbed public insults while planning their revolution in secret. As their professional alliance blossoms into a passionate, forbidden love, they must risk everything for a truth that could either free them both or cost them their lives.