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.

I stared at Evie, Dahlia's sister as she sat down in my study, looking like she owned the place. She sat still with a cup of tea in her hand which she sipped with the elegance of a princess even though she looked anything but. She was dressed in all leather with long laced up boots and she wore couple of holsters with strapped on garters which held weapons of some sort.


It took all I had in me not to grab her and slam her down on the table for what she had her father did to Dahlia but I held myself back because Killian claimed she had an important information for us all. But I also held myself back because of Dahlia, it doesn't matter what she did. She was still Dahlia sister, a kid no less.


"Okay, you have ten seconds to tell me why you are here or I am going to throw you out!" I demanded, breaking the silence.


Chapter 176 - Little Help