He thinks he owns me. He thinks he's won. He has no idea what he's up against. My life isn't my own—not until I turn eighteen and the King has claimed me for his. Once I'm blood bound to him for the rest of my life, he'll control me forever, which is the whole twisted purpose of this. Insurance I'll never rise up against him. But when he threatens my men, my family, in exchange for my obedience, I discover four reasons to fight him. A warrior in exile, a poet with the face of a god, my very best friend and the man I once betrayed. I'm told to choose, but I want them all.