Wrongly accused of murder, Cassandra Folkner goes in place of her father for execution. She is tortured and locked up. Just before her execution, she finds her mate who just happens to be the person she hates most. Her executioner. Nolan Ace is next in line for the throne. His father, a cruel, world-wide hated king, has been training him to be cold and ruthless. His final test is an execution, to prove he is exactly like his father. Simple, just say a few words and he has the throne. But the executed just has to be his mate, which he thinks is a coldhearted criminal. But the king has something up his sleeve, everyone knows he's power hungry; and giving away the throne is throwing away his power. And giving it to his soft hearted son is even worse. So what to do? Easy, just kill the Prince.