THE SERPENT QUEEN'S REVENGE

Seraphine was a serpent princess who gave the fireborn crown prince everything — her scales, her power, her loyalty. On the day he became emperor, he used the Ascension flames to destroy her entire clan. With one arm around a rabbit spirit named Lily and the other hand through Seraphine's chest, he pulled out her soul core. She died.

Then she opened her eyes. Back in her father's hall. Her wedding day. Before the ceremony can begin, Lily rushes in and kneels before the Serpent King. She claims she carries the crown prince's child and begs to be taken as a concubine. The king is furious. He orders her dragged away and the child removed.

That's when Ashvane steps in. A flash of golden light strikes down the guards. He lifts Lily to her feet and announces that he will make her his queen. Seraphine, if she behaves, can serve as a concubine.

Seraphine doesn't argue. She walks across the hall, and stops in front of a quiet man in black standing in the corner — the cursed raven everyone ignores. She asks him to marry her. The room bursts into laughter. They think grief has broken her mind. But Seraphine knows something they don't. That raven isn't cursed. He's the most powerful being in this world. And this time, she will not make the same mistake.