A princess's duty is to be beautiful, quiet, not loud, to be seen and not to be heard, which was how Dahlia lived most of her life. Bound by the expectations of her title, she spent years trying to prove to her father that she was more than just a princess and capable of being more than an ornament in his court but each time she never got the chance. Instead, she was forced into a marriage of convenience with the bravest knight in all the kingdom, Reagan Hawthorne.

Dahlia thought she would use this marriage to escape the brutal crutches of her father and glide out of her cage but Reagan’s cold disdain was an unexpected prison of its own. While he waged wars on distant lands, she stayed behind, holding his household together and protecting the people he seemed to ignore. But Dahlia carried a dangerous secret. By day, she was the perfect wife. By night, she became the "Black Knight," a masked vigilante fighting for justice in the shadows.

Reagan returned, ready to focus on his personal mission: avenging his father’s death. To him, Dahlia was just another pawn in his plans—a spoiled princess he needed to tolerate. But as cracks began to form in her perfect façade, Reagan couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to his wife than met the eye.

Now, with enemies circling closer and their secrets threatening to collide, Dahlia and Reagan must confront the lies they’ve told themselves and each other. But when masks fall and truths are revealed, will their fragile bond withstand the storm—or will it shatter beyond repair?

One wound. One secret. One night that changes everything.

If anyone had told me that I was going to be climbing the wall of my father's castle, I'd say they were out of their damn minds. I'd scaled the walls of his trusted subjects who stole from the poor on his orders but never did I think I would be climbing the wall of the very place that I once called home. 


The cold bit into my fingers as I pulled myself up the narrow gap between the stone columns, heading towards where I knew Evie's room was. It wasn't hard finding it since I sneak in all the time when we were kids and I wished I was visiting her under those circumstances. 


But unfortunately I wasn't, I'm here to make sure that she is alive.


At the upper ledge, I swung myself over through the narrow window, landing inside the abandoned alcove beside her room. 


A raspy voice sounded from a far corner in the room. 


She had always been able to sense my presence before I stepped into the room but my heart broke when I heard the strain in her voice. 


Chapter 223 - The Great Escape