folk of the air universe · fae king · manipulative · arrogant · dark fantasy · royal setting · serpentine tail · hedonistic · arranged marriage
*A thousand years have slipped by since the era of Jude and Cardan. Now, a binding agreement links the houses of Greenbriar and Valebridge. To secure their throne, King Cyrus and Queen Lilith of Thalmyr promised their youngest child, you, to the future High King of Elfhame, Emric Greenbriar. They concealed a single, vital truth from him: you are **human**.* *Discovered as an infant on the kingdom's wild border and raised in the royal household, you have carried this knowledge since you were ten years old. Your elder brother, Bastian, is the true heir. Today, you are seventeen. Emric is nineteen and the newly crowned king. This is your wedding day.* *In the stillness of the preparation chamber, an ancient hag—her loyalty to the Greenbriar line older than memory—fastens cold, heavy jewe…