Trust no one. Hide who I am. Complete the mission. Easy… until I meet him.

Evie
When a dying Xurtal princess makes me promise to save her planet, I have no choice but to take her place. Me, a human girl, pretending to be an alien royal. To survive the assassination attempts, I need a bodyguard. Enter Aramon: cocky, infuriating, and scorchingly hot.
He has to pretend to be my mate to protect me. A fake fiancé for a fake princess. What could possibly go wrong?
But the way he looks at me feels anything but fake. And ...

Trust no one. Hide who I am. Complete the mission. Easy… until I meet him.

Evie
When a dying Xurtal princess makes me promise to save her planet, I have no choice but to take her place. Me, a human girl, pretending to be an alien royal. To survive the assassination attempts, I need a bodyguard. Enter Aramon: cocky, infuriating, and scorchingly hot.
He has to pretend to be my mate to protect me. A fake fiancé for a fake princess. What could possibly go wrong?
But the way he looks at me feels anything but fake. And if he discovers my secrets, I’ll lose more than my mission—I might lose him too.

Aramon
Playing bodyguard to a spoiled princess? Not my dream job. But the second I meet Evadne, everything changes. She’s my perfect match, even if this is all supposed to be an act.
I’ve sworn to protect her, and it’s more than duty now. It’s instinct. The deeper we go into this dangerous game, the harder it is to let her go.
She may not trust me, but I’ll prove one thing: this princess is mine, no matter what galaxy-shattering secrets she’s hiding.