Once Upon a Throne of Thorns

In a kingdom torn apart by loss, Tavi, a deposed royal turned assassin, serves the paranoid usurper King Salim who murdered Ardenne's rightful heir, Prince Yuel. For six long years, Tavi has drowned his guilt in blood, silencing dissenters to keep his ailing mother safe. But when fate brings him face-to-face with the prince he thought dead, long-buried feelings erupt, and Tavi must choose between duty and the love that could topple a throne. A dark gay romance about redemption, betrayal, and the cost of power.