Peace has a price. Alice never wanted a crown, nor the life that came with it. Chosen for a political engagement, she is bound to Alex—the heir of the most powerful kingdom, whose fate is sealed by a deadly pact meant to preserve the world’s balance. As love grows where obedience is expected, Alice and Alex are forced to choose between duty and desire, between saving a world built on sacrifice or walking away from everything they were meant to be. When the world demands a crown,some loves refuse to rule.