Description:
A mercenary with secrets. An assassin raised to be a weapon. A love that was never meant to survive.
Nix Zaldanna was never meant to fall in love. As the infamous Nightshade of Rojas, she was trained to kill, to obey, to serve. But when she is captured and left to rot in the dungeons of the enemy king, she waits for the Empress to come for her.
Except the rescue never comes.
Instead, she's freed by Malakai--a fae warrior whose loyalty is as questionable as his past. He claims he needs her, that she's part of something bigger than the war she was raised to fight. But Nix doesn't trust mercenaries. And she especially doesn't trust a man who makes her question everything she's ever known.
But the more she fights him, the more she fights herself. Because the war isn't as simple as she once believed. And neither is Malakai.
Betrayed by the empire that made her, bound to a man she doesn't trust, Nix must decide whether to burn for the future she was promised--or forge a new one in the ashes of the lies she's been told.
Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom, We Were Meant to Burn delivers slow-burn romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a world where love is as dangerous as war.
Brief description: Nicolette Elzie writes mythology inspired fantasy romance with delicious, morally gray heroes and fierce heroines more likely to jump into battle mode with their swords blazing. She lives in Washington, DC, with her swoony husband, two children, and three fur babies. She can usually be found reading, rewatching her favorite shows for the millionth time, playing board games, and reminiscing on her past life as a dragon.