A blade through his heart jolts Prince Liam awake—ten years back. Reborn, he strikes first. He counters poison, frame-ups, and recruits guard Silas. Elias—his past-life killer—now shields him. Liam learns the truth: Elias killed him to spare him heresy-fire. Hatred turns to trust, igniting forbidden love. When rebels breach the city and the tyrant falls, Liam walks through roses and bones to the crown. An ancient power stirs on the empire's borders. Can they hold the throne together?
