Book 2. Chapter 1

Stolen from his kingdom and brutalized by his captors, the young prince endured years of torment—until the day he struck back. Now a hardened warlord known as Moon, he is determined to carve out a legacy and reclaim the land of his birth. But during a raid, he encounters a woman who changes everything.

Princess Ray has sworn to annihilate the barbarians who destroyed her family and kingdom. Yet fate delivers her into the hands of the very man she despises—the one responsible for her people’s slaughter. Captive but unbroken, she vows to exact her revenge.

But will vengeance guide her hand… or will the dangerous pull of forbidden affection betray her heart?

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Moon’s POV

I shivered in the cold cellar. My body was cold, and it seemed like my bones were freezing with my blood.

My palms were white and my teeth chattered.

I don’t know how long I’ve been here since they took me from my Kingdom.

It has been years, I was told, but there