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In a realm fractured by an ancient schism, Seraphine Duskhollow is a Veil Warden, bound to protect the mortal lands from the nightmare creatures that seep through the rifts. Her sworn enemy is Kaelan Ashfall, a renegade prince of the Shadow Court, whose kind once tried to tear the world apart. When a catastrophic surge of wild magic strands them both in a broken, time‑lost temple deep within enemy territory, the two bitter adversaries must form an impossible alliance to survive. Forced to travel together through treacherous wilderness, they clash at every step. Seraphine trusts no one from the Court of Shadows; Kaelan despises the rigid order that exiles his people. But the temple’s collapse buried their only escape route, and a blight that feeds on magic is spreading, threatening to consume them both. With supplies running low and enemies, both mortal and spectral, closing in, their fragile truce is tested at every turn. When a blizzard drives them into a long‑abandoned watchtower, they discover a single, narrow bed. Neither is willing to surrender their pride, or admit that the cold might kill them if they don’t share warmth. Night after night, the forced intimacy blurs the lines between hatred and something far more dangerous. Old wounds are laid bare; secrets that could alter the balance of their warring worlds begin to surface. As they navigate the treacherous terrain of their own hearts, Seraphine and Kaelan realize the Sundered Veil wasn’t simply torn by magic; it was deliberately broken. Someone powerful wants the realms to remain at war, and they will do anything to ensure Seraphine and Kaelan never survive to expose the truth. With only each other to trust, they must confront not only the monsters hunting them, but also the undeniable fire igniting between them. What began as a rivalry born of centuries of bloodshed becomes an unlikely partnership, and a passion that could either heal their fractured world or set it ablaze. undefined