After being left at the altar by the prince she was promised to, a young woman is forced into a marriage with a king who is already dead. Bound to a husband who exists somewhere between life and death, she must navigate a dangerous royal court and the strange powers that come with her new crown.
Who bought the drug before it reached Varys' storehouse? The original requisition was signed by the High Priest I almost killed an innocent man You heard men betray you for seven days
Fear can warn a king It cannot sentence for him She speaks boldly for a dead woman You were supposed to die in that coffin.
Who paid you? Name. Empress Helena. Cassia's mother.
Her gold arrived before the poison did. She wanted Vargan without a king. A king. A dead king. A frightened council. Then Valyria would choose who ruined what remained.
The Death Bride. When did you prepare the ceremony? Before Ronan was poisoned?