Being a queen isn’t as easy as it looks.

At least Nina has Ash. He’s definitely her reward after a long hard day of ruling an empire—when he’s not being an overprotective shifter alphahole that is.

It’s time for them to embark on their first diplomatic visit, but Ash is dragon his feet. To give her king a little push, Nina makes an executive decision and accepts an invitation to a foreign royal court.

There’s no going back now.

But Nina shouldn’t play politics unless she’s willing to accept the stakes, which in this case are life and death—and not just hers.