Kael’s cruelty costs Maeve her life and their newborn’s, but death sends the elven princess back to the mate-selection. Reborn in the same moment, she watches Kael choose her sister, then steps forward to become a sacrifice to the Ancient Elf King. Rescued by a mysterious commoner, she gives birth to his child and endures contempt as a lowly two-winged mother—until the impossible is revealed. Her baby is the legendary eight-winged elf, her supposed commoner husband is the Elf King, and her own wings are the Flame-Heart Sacred Wings. With the throne in her grasp, Maeve unmasks Kael’s fraud and destroys the wing-rank hierarchy.