Whispers of Flame and Glass: A Dark High-Court Romantasy with Marriage Convenience Hidden Truths

A crown forged in blood. A marriage built on lies. A silver blade meant for his heart.Seraphine Veyr is the Ash Wraith-the court's most lethal assassin. For eleven years, Chancellor Dorian has held her leash with a brutal promise: do his dirty work, or watch her brother suffer. Her newest assignment should be simple: murder Prince Lucien Aurelian before dawn.Lucien is a royal bastard, an Ash Guard commander, and the one man standing between Dorian and total control of the kingdom. But when Sera corners the prince on a rain-slicked palace roof, he doesn't draw a blade. He offers her a choice: forty-eight hours to prove her brother's execution was faked, and a desperate bargain that could save them both.A public marriage of convenience.Binding her erased assassin lineage to his royal blood turns a private hit into an international political scandal. To survive Dorian's reach, Sera must play the part of a dutiful royal bride by day while hunting hidden archives by night. But living under the watchful eye of a prince who listens before he commands-and whose slow-burn touch ignites a lethal heat-is a danger she never trained for.As blackglass magic wakes beneath the palace floor and old betrayals bleed into the light, Sera and Lucien must decide if their vows are just a weapon to survive... or a bond strong enough to bring down an empire.TROPE LIST: - Assassins to Partners: Sent to take his life, forced to save it.- Marriage of Convenience: A political fake-wedding alliance to outmaneuver a tyrant.- Touch Her / Touch Him and Die: Fierce mutual protection when the knives start flying.- Rivals to Lovers / Slow Burn: From mistrust and sharp knives to deep, undeniable intimacy.- Found Family & Reunited Siblings: Fighting to break hidden cages and save the ones who matter most.- Morally Gray Protagonists: A knife-fighting assassin and a royal bastard commander.