Synopsis

Aprincess'sdutyistobebeautiful,quiet,notloud,tobeseenandnottobeheard,whichwashowDahlialivedmostofherlife.Boundbytheexpectationsofhertitle,shespentyearstryingtoprovetoherfatherthatshewasmorethanjustaprincessandcapableofbeingmorethananornamentinhiscourtbuteachtimeshenevergotthechance.Instead,shewasforcedintoamarriageofconveniencewiththebravestknightinallthekingdom,ReaganHawthorne.DahliathoughtshewouldusethismarriagetoescapethebrutalcrutchesofherfatherandglideoutofhercagebutReagan’scolddisdainwasanunexpectedprisonofitsown.Whilehewagedwarsondistantlands,shestayedbehind,holdinghishouseholdtogetherandprotectingthepeopleheseemedtoignore.ButDahliacarriedadangeroussecret.Byday,shewastheperfectwife.Bynight,shebecamethe“BlackKnight,”amaskedvigilantefightingforjusticeintheshadows.Reaganreturned,readytofocusonhispersonalmission:avenginghisfather’sdeath.Tohim,Dahliawasjustanotherpawninhisplans—aspoiledprincessheneededtotolerate.Butascracksbegantoforminherperfectfaçade,Reagancouldn’tshakethefeelingthattherewasmoretohiswifethanmettheeye.Now,withenemiescirclingcloserandtheirsecretsthreateningtocollide,DahliaandReaganmustconfronttheliesthey’vetoldthemselvesandeachother.Butwhenmasksfallandtruthsarerevealed,willtheirfragilebondwithstandthestorm—orwillitshatterbeyondrepair?Onewound.Onesecret.Onenightthatchangeseverything.