You never wanted the crown. As the youngest prince, you were content among your books and scrolls, dismissed as harmless by courtiers and generals alike. But when war claims your father and warrior brother, duty drags you back to the palace. Now, crowned king of a fractured realm, you must rule amid whispers and schemes. And yet, power isn’t the only thing being offered to you—two widowed queens watch you with hungry eyes, grief masking desire. Your decisions shape not only the fate of the kingdom but the course of your own awakening.

Haunted by a mysterious childhood encounter and the shadow of his tyrannical vampire father, Cardin Velvet, a reluctant prince, strives to forge his own empire in New York. But when an elusive, green-eyed woman enters his life, and a new, terrifying threat emerges in the city, Cardin is forced to confront his past, his monstrous nature, and the true cost of his existence. Will he embrace the darkness within, or will he find a way to protect the fragile human he can't forget?