''Grabbed me by the throat'' Olivie Blake ''Ferociously savage'' Sangu Mandanna ''Another cutthroat classic'' Tasha Suri The epic sequel to the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Immortal Longings. Romance, politics and power meld in this pulse-pounding, electric enemies-to-lovers epic fantasy romance, inspired by Antony and Cleopatra. The games are over. Let chaos reign. Calla Tuoleimi has done the impossible. Against all odds, she won San-Er''s bloody games and eliminated the king. She now serves as royal advisor to August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne. Only Calla knows it isn''t really August. Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla''s betrayal in the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August''s body, and has no intention of giving it back. But when his first love awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton will have to journey to the kingdom''s furthest reaches to prevent anarchy - before their real identities are exposed . . .