THE KING’S UNWANTED BONDHe conquered my homeland.I was only a slave.Then I touched his heart.King Kael has two hearts—one built for war and one meant to keep him in control. No one has ever been able to affect them.Until Lyra.One accidental touch silences his deadly War Heart and awakens the Peace Heart buried inside him.Now the ruthless king has a problem.The farther Lyra gets from him, the more his body begins to fail.He needs her.She wants her freedom.And the royal court wants her dead.But neither of them understands why Kael's heart chose a conquered slave girl.Until Lyra begins hearing something else beneath his two hearts.A third heartbeat.And whatever is inside the King has been waiting for her.