When assassins murdered my mother, I knew I was next. All I wanted was a chance to live my life before it was ruthlessly cut short. I sought escape through an education abroad, hoping to slip into a semblance of normal life—an impossible dream. But as the last of my line, danger shadowed me wherever I went. My father assigned a protector to watch over me. A young knight whose gaze was a prison, whose loyalty was my leash. I despised Lorcan for ruining my one chance to try life away from court. But the night I escaped his close watch, death found me. My heart pounded as I watched him, realizing for the first time the depth of his dedication. I began to see my guard in a different light. No one could ever know how much my feelings had changed…especially not Lorcan. Until war came for us all, and the truth came out.