He’s already claimed her heart. She refuses to give him her kingdom, too.

Betrayed and abandoned by her husband Ber, Princess Etessa has spent a year living as a lady’s maid in the neighboring kingdom of Llyalia while he stole her place as Centoi’s heir. But her husband isn’t the only problem. Her father hides evil plans of his own, and her people suffer under his dark reign. With each new rumor out of her homeland, it’s clear that both her father and her husband must be stopped. Unfortunately, no one in Centoi knows that she’s still alive.

Prince Ber has always...

He’s already claimed her heart. She refuses to give him her kingdom, too.

Betrayed and abandoned by her husband Ber, Princess Etessa has spent a year living as a lady’s maid in the neighboring kingdom of Llyalia while he stole her place as Centoi’s heir. But her husband isn’t the only problem. Her father hides evil plans of his own, and her people suffer under his dark reign. With each new rumor out of her homeland, it’s clear that both her father and her husband must be stopped. Unfortunately, no one in Centoi knows that she’s still alive.

Prince Ber has always been called the dark twin, a perpetual threat to his brother’s reign. However, his life has never been what it seemed, and his wife never guessed the purpose of his place in the shadows. Should he have consulted her before orchestrating her stay in Llyalia? Maybe. But he’d been willing to sacrifice anything to save their unborn child. Too bad his wife will never believe him.

When Tes returns to Centoi to kill her treacherous husband and reclaim her throne, she’s confronted with claims she never dared to consider. Now, she must decide whether to trust Ber once more—or if doing so will cost her everything.