My beloved England is finally saved, for I am now queen. The rules have changed, and peace now settles over the Kingdoms. This is the life I was destined for. However, this life isn’t without regret because I’m missing an integral piece of my heart. I believed we were forever. But for England to prosper, I had to give up everything for the only man I ever loved. And that man is Skarth the Godless. I do not know where he is. But this is the sacrifice I must make because a Saxon queen cannot love a Northman. But I do. I always have. A love fated in the stars…stars which I wish to set alight—for what good is love if you cannot embrace it with both hands? Skarth and I are connected in more ways than one. And when our children’s lives are at risk and everything I fought so hard for is about to be destroyed, I forget I am Queen Emeline. I am Hugrekki. I must find Skarth, and only one person can help me. Ulf the Bloody. This is our final battle—a battle of the heart—and I fear it’s a war we’re all about to lose. Godspeed…