The Spiked Dais: A Dark Royal Romantasy of Forbidden Blood, a Cursed King, Dangerous Crown Magic, and a Powerful Hidden Heir (The Silver Heir) by Ariana Valewood

She was never meant to stand before the crown. Valessa Eldenhart has spent her life as Silvara’s unwanted royal secret, acknowledged only when the court needs someone to shame and forgotten whenever bloodline purity matters. She knows the rules of survival: stay quiet, stay useful, and never mistake proximity to power for protection. Then the Blood Crown screams for her. In front of the entire court, one drop of Valessa’s blood awakens a power buried beneath the throne for generations. The crown names her something impossible. The old laws turn against her. The Oath Court wants her contained before she can discover what her blood truly means. King Florian Veyr should be the safest person in the realm. He is not. Cursed by the crown he wears, Florian has spent years bleeding for a kingdom built on obedience, silence, and carefully buried history. But Valessa’s mark answers his curse, and every forbidden moment between them brings them closer to a truth the court has killed to keep hidden. Read more