Elder by S.G. Prince

In the wake of Queen Rishiana’s death, everything is changing. With Farah in power and the southerners growing ever stronger, Ellina must learn to navigate her new position in Farah’s court, all while hiding her true intentions; namely, passing information to the northern resistance without anyone, including Venick, ever knowing.
Heartbroken by Ellina’s seeming betrayal, Venick is finally returning home—this time, with a band of northern elves in his company. Yet as Venick works to unite humans and northerners against Farah’s army, he can’t help but feel like he’s missing something. He’s been wrong about Ellina before. How can he trust himself to separate her truths from her lies?
As the war escalates, Venick and Ellina soon discover that their enemies’ plots are even darker than they imagined. But this time, winning will come at a cost—one with a price neither is prepared to pay.