Crowned In Deception

"You're not her. I can smell the lie on your skin." Prince Cassian of Frost Ridge has always been his kingdom's greatest shame. An Alpha without strength, without presence, without the power that makes Alphas worthy. When his twin sister Princess Seraphina vanishes three days before her wedding to Crown Prince Damian of Golden Vale, Cassian is given an impossible choice: wear her crown, take her place, and save the peace treaty, or watch two kingdoms go to war. He agrees. He puts on her dress, her jewels, her identity. He becomes the princess no one will ever see beneath the veil. But on his wedding night, Cassian discovers something that could destroy them both. Crown Prince Damian, the most eligible Alpha in two kingdoms, the warrior prince every Omega dreams of, carries a secret that would shatter his throne. Damian is no Alpha at all. He's an Omega, hiding in plain sight, using suppressants and deception to hold onto power in a world that would devour him if they knew the truth. Two princes. Two lies. One marriage bed they're both terrified to share. Damian proposes a deal: keep each other's secrets, maintain the facade, never let their guard down. It's a contract marriage built on mutual blackmail. No feelings. No intimacy. No truth. But as they search for Seraphina in a palace filled with conspiracies, as assassination attempts bring them closer, as the lines between pretending and feeling begin to blur, Cassian realizes the most dangerous thing in this marriage isn't being discovered. It's falling in love with the one person who could destroy him. When enemies close in and the truth about Seraphina's disappearance threatens to expose them both, Cassian and Damian must choose: protect their secrets or protect each other. Some crowns are earned. Some are stolen. But theirs? They'll have to fight for it together.