The Bannerman brothers were Tempest royalty Descendants of one of the town’s founding families, they came from old money and were treated like princes Every girl in Tempest crushed on them and drew hearts around their names, so why they hitched their star to mine, I’ll never know I wasn’t anything special, just a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, with a dead daddy and a mom who loved whisky more than her kid None of that ever mattered to them Not until the three of us caught feelings for each other, and I found myself torn between Jake—the boy I prayed would stay, and Alec—the one I begged to leave One became my lifeline; the other, a noose around my neck Until one night changed all our lives forever Kiss, kill, bury—I’m guilty of all three But I served my time and now I’m heading home, ready to lay old ghosts to rest Except you can’t kill a prince in his own kingdom and expect to be welcomed back Especially when one prince remains, and he has a score to settle.