Court of Sacrifice And Curses (Ruined Realm Of Shadow Romantasy Trilogy) by Sammi Mason

Born with striped hair and a birthmark. My kind isn’t meant to survive. Or allowed to catch a prince's eye. But I carry a secret far worse: blood magic. A forbidden power the laws of my realm repay with death. So I kept it hidden, and four years ago I fled the realm for good, carrying nothing but an illicit spell and a shattered heart. I built a real life on the other side of the veil. A home, a job, and a little boy I would die to protect. I swore I would never go back. Until I discover my father is dying, and I have only weeks before he is lost to me forever. One visit. No one would know we're there. But I don't go alone. The moment Prince Nixk sees his mirror image in my arms, he claims his son. In a kingdom ruled by bloodline, a royal heir is never safe. And that makes the boy a target. If I leave again, I go alone. If I stay, the castle becomes my cage and the royal court my keeper. And if the prince learns what I truly am, death would be a mercy. Nixk is more formidable than I remember. More obsessed with making me his, as if the bond between us was written in fate itself. And beneath the resentment, a part of me I can't silence agrees. Read more