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 wished he hadn't. Because, all it does is make it seem a bit more real.


His words clung to me like chains, it was all I could hear in my head that night and I kept replaying it over and over as I willed myself to fall asleep. I wanted to believe him, I wanted to believe every word he said but belief right now was dangerous.


It was what had led me here in the first place, it was what had pushed me into marrying Reagan thinking he was going to change for me. It's my own fault for ever assuming everything was going to be alright, that a man like Reagan could ever love me.


They keep saying that my father's sins were not mine to carry but the truth was I carried them every single day. At first, I wasn't going to let it get to me but then again there were moments where there are just some things that can never be forgiven.


Chapter 219 - What's Going On With Evie?