Ruined by the rogue

Lady Elara Vance is the pride of the High Court disciplined, powerful, and destined to marry a man who will secure her family’s legacy. Her future is perfectly mapped out until she is kidnapped by Kaelen Thorne, the most notorious rogue in the Shadowlands. Kaelen is a man of sharp smiles and deadlier secrets, a disgraced captain who lives by no laws but his own. He doesn't want a ransom. He wants the ancient cipher Elara carries in her blood the key to a forgotten magic that could either restore his honor or burn the kingdom to the ground. Forced to trek across the treacherous Grey Peaks together, Elara and Kaelen are locked in a battle of wits and wills. She despises his lawlessness; he mocks her devotion to a corrupt crown. But as they face deadly monsters and political assassins, the line between hatred and desire begins to blur. Elara discovers that the "rogue" who stole her away might be the only man who truly sees her, and Kaelen finds that the lady he intended to use is the only one capable of ruining him completely. In a world where trust is a death sentence, they must decide: will they destroy each other to save their worlds, or will they let a forbidden spark burn everything they once believed in? He took her to save his soul. She stayed to lose her heart.