CROWNED IN SHADOWThe crown was never the goal.Freedom was.Ravenreach is on the brink of collapse-and Lyra Vale stands at its center.With the vampire court shattered and a new enemy rising, Lyra is forced into a role she never wanted: ruler, protector, and living threshold between worlds. Her power no longer waits for permission, and every choice she makes reshapes the city itself.Sebastian will stand beside her-even if it costs him everything.Elias returns changed, dangerous, and finally free-but the past still bleeds.As ancient systems fall and new ones threaten to rise, Lyra must choose whether to rule through fear... or destroy the idea of control entirely.Some powers demand obedience.Others demand truth.