I didn’t know the name of the man I was being sold to.I didn’t even know he was a prince .And princes weren’t supposed to marry girls like me.When they told me it would be the last son of the King I braced myself because of the stories I’ve heard.I didn’t expect the cold blue eyes.I didn’t expect the beautiful face that looked almost too perfect to belong to a mere wolf .And I certainly didn’t expect his family to treat him the way they did .People feared him , they hated him.Like they knew something about him that he didn’t know about himself.I thought I was being brought to the palace to be a plaything for the royal family .I was wrong.I was brought to be an unwanted bride to an unwanted prince .But people didn’t understand that Riven Blackthorn wasn’t the monster everyone called him.He was something far worse .

“If the world asked me to choose between my crown and you ….” Lucien’s eyes darkened as he stared at me . “I’d burn the crown before I ever let them take you from me “ I swallowed, my heart pounding beneath his gaze. “And if choosing me means destroying everything you were born to protect ?” His lips curved into a dangerous smile. “Then let it burn “ ******************************** Skylar Vale has spent her entire life believing she’s ordinary. Until one unexpected encounter changes everything and leaves her standing in a world she never knew existed. Lucien Hayes is the heir to a kingdom ruled by power, blood, and ancient laws. As the future king, his destiny has already been decided :Marry a human . In a kingdom where some secrets are worth killing for, being mated to a human could cost Lucien more than his crown. Because there are things about Skylar he doesn’t know. Things even she doesn’t know. And when their worlds collide, Lucien will have to choose between the life he was born to live… and the girl fate commanded for him .