The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom Series)I swore I would never return to this palace. Never kneel before my father again. But I have been dragged back into his gilded cage, trapped beneath his rule, and bound to a fate I had tried to escape. My body is his to break, my magic his to wield. And no matter how many nights I dream of Dacre storming these halls, of his hands pulling me from the darknessdreams are nothing against the greed of a king. Even if my mate comes for me, even if I am freed