Heir

My family had wealth beyond measure. We were feared. Respected throughout the land.

But it wasn’t enough for them. They wanted a title. They wanted to be royalty.

So, my brother will marry a princess, paper though she may be, the issue of her willingness never a concern. The whole charade repulsed me.

Until I met her.

Valeria…delicate, yet able to bring a man to his knees with a choke hold no one would see coming. Behind those emerald eyes and honey-colored hair, she has the heart of a hellcat.

She is the pawn in a deal that forgives a heavy debt. A debt that, if left unpaid, will destroy everything she loves. I’m her only hope. And she’s mine. Until the blade of a knife separates us.

Maybe forever.