Kingdom of Today (Book of Arden 2)

Arden Roosa returns to Fort Bala Royal Academy transformed. No longer a lady-in-training, she is now the girlfriend of High Prince Cyrus Dolion and the woman responsible for bringing down a king. She faces constant guards and the attention of a royal executioner with hidden secrets. Arden herself harbors secrets. Working as a double agent between worlds, she decodes forbidden prophecy and knows what approaches: sleeping gods are awakening, and war is beginning. With only a spark, everything will burn. Her plans unravel quickly. Grueling trials fill her days while dangerous questions plague her nights. Worse, Cyrus—the fierce warrior she may love—is deteriorating, losing himself and becoming unrecognizable. Desperate to save him, Arden makes a life-altering alliance that causes everything to spiral further. The gods cease their slumber and begin hunting. Time grows short, and the end draws near. Unless Arden stops what is coming, Cyrus will open a door to true evil—and she will lose him forever.