You are a princess, second in line to the throne after your older brother.Matt had been your bodyguard since you were a child. He was steady, reliable, and—most importantly—never treated you like you were made of glass.

And then, he retired.

And what made it worse was who replaced him.

Elijah.

From the moment you met, it was clear he was nothing like Matt. Where Matt had been patient, Elijah was sharp-edged and unyielding. Where Matt had given you a sense of freedom, Elijah suffocated you with his paranoia. He saw threats everywhere, in every person who so much as glanced your way. And worst of all, he didn’t care if you hated him for it.