My sister's been taken, and the only way to get her back is to steal the royal dagger from the palace. But King Caden-the kingdom's most powerful fire elemental-stands between me and the blade. People say he's gone mad, his face burned and twisted beyond recognition, and anyone who gets too close to him ends up dead. Just as I close in on my target, Caden catches me. But instead of killing me, he tricks me into drinking from a magical chalice. The next morning, fire bursts from my fingertips, which should be impossible for a lowborn thief like me. Now I'm magically bound to the monstrous king I should fear but can't seem to resist. With my sister's life at stake, I have to choose: can I trust the man who might be my only ally, or will falling for him destroy everything I have left? The first installment in The Flame-Marked Court series.