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Scorching slow burn. Morally grey men. And enemies who burn so much hotter than lovers...<br/><br/>I came to Camelot to kill a king.<br/>Instead, I became his obsession.<br/><br/>Magic is banned in Camelot—hunted, executed, erased.<br/><br/>When my own power surfaces, I’m marked for death and forced to cross the infamous Standing Stones… right into the hands of Merlin himself.<br/><br/>Merlin turns me into something dangerous.<br/>A weapon.<br/>A secret.<br/>A woman trained to destroy a king.<br/><br/>Now I’ve returned to Camelot disguised as a male knight, competing in the Shadow Trials—the king’s brutal recruitment of elite warriors.<br/><br/>My mission is simple: destroy Arthur Pendragon from the inside.<br/><br/>Except Arthur isn’t what I expected...<br/><br/>Brutally handsome.<br/>Cruel.<br/>Magnetic.<br/><br/>His icy blue eyes seem to see through me as easily as he wields the magic he condemns.<br/><br/>He wants my surrender.<br/>He gets my defiance.<br/><br/>And when he drags me to the edge of obedience, hatred starts to taste a lot like hunger.<br/><br/>Then there’s Lancelot—Arthur’s deadliest knight.<br/><br/>Sharp-eyed.<br/>Lethal.<br/>Sinfully beautiful.<br/><br/>He's a predator in polished armor who watches me like he can see the woman beneath the disguise… and he's already deciding what to do with her.<br/><br/>In a court built on secrets and sharpened by betrayal, surviving the Trials means choosing the right enemy.<br/><br/>One wants to break me.<br/>One wants to claim me.<br/><br/>And both would burn down kingdoms for the truth I’m hiding.<br/><br/>Read if you love: enemies-to-lovers morally gray MMCs hidden identity deadly trials slow-burn high heat love triangles forced proximity forbidden magic<br/>Content Warning: violence, explicit scenes, dark themes, and elements of nonconsent. 18+ recommended.