He's cursed to forget everything. She's the only memory he can't lose.

Briar Thornwell survived a mate bond rejection that should have killed her. Three years alone in the cursed Barrens taught her one thing: she answers to no one.

Until she's captured and dragged before the Cursed King.

Kaelron Ashenblade has ruled for two centuries, his memories devoured by the ancient curse sealing a rift in reality. He forgets everyone. Everything. He's disappearing piece by piece.

But he remembers her name.

When a blood ritual binds them together, Briar experiences his fragmenting mind-and discovers the conspiracy that's been poisoning him for years. Her obsessive ex-mate is building a corrupted army. A secret Council plot threatens to tear reality apart. And the only way to save Kaelron requires a sacrifice that could destroy them both.

She learned to survive alone. He's forgotten how to live. Together, they'll choose: save the kingdom, or save each other.

Because breaking his curse means reopening the rift that nearly ended the world.

TROPES: Rejected Mate (she upgrades) • Cursed King • Blood Magic Bonds • Touch Her and Die • Memory Loss Angst • Found Family • Morally Gray MMC • Badass FMC

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