Fate made them enemies.
The bond made them one.
She made them hers.

David Berkeley has spent twenty years doing everything his father commands, no matter how illegal. Across the city, Sean Archer lives in hiding, raised on secrets by a mother who died before she could explain them. Neither knows another world waits beyond the mist, one that will answer every question they’ve never thought to ask.

On the other side, the realm already knows their names and has decided how their story ends: a thousand years ago, two royal brothers loved the same woman, and it tore their world apart. Sean is the heir of the brother who died in sacrifice, prophesied to save them all. David carries the blood of the brother who destroyed everything.

Then they meet Anna Ainslan, a pixie warrior with more skill than half the Honor Guard. All she wants is to keep her forbidden magic hidden—possessing it is as good as a death sentence. Instead, she’s assigned to train the royal heirs: one who senses her powers at first glance, and the other whose every touch stokes a mate bond she can never acknowledge.

History says these two men only know how to love the same woman one way: by ending each other. This time, Anna refuses to play along.