The Cinder King’s Vow

It took her father.

It took her warden’s license.

And it left her with one last dangerous gift: the ability to hear when a city’s wards are hungry.

So when the Cinder King summons her to his palace, Mara expects a bargain with the immortal ruler she has blamed for years.

She does not expect Riven Ash to be infuriatingly controlled, devastatingly tempting, or bound by laws that make his throne as much a cage as hers.

The old wards protecting their city are failing—and their price is paid in human vitality.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, immortal king, forced proximity, court intrigue, consent-bound magic (what these mean)