He had beautiful, dark green eyes. The kind you could get lost in. And I guess I did. *** "You could break my heart into tiny little pieces, and I'd still pick them all up, and put every single one back in your hands." *** "You made your choice and I made mine. Just because you can't live with yours, doesn't mean you should shame me for mine. So do not, and I mean do NOT, challenge me you foolish boy." *** Xavier Maverick is the prince of Athadia. Even though he is cold and stoic, he is loved by all the kingdom all because of his brilliant mother and father, Queen Thalia and King Derek. He has come of age to become the next king, but in order to do that, he needs a wife. And his parents have chosen the perfect girl: Xavier's childhood friend, Princess Astrid Brielle, daughter of King Abraham and Queen Lexa of the neighboring kingdom: Ivrealia. Astrid Brielle may be a princess, but she acts nothing like it. She honestly would rather climb a tree or go riding on her horse Charlie through the woods than rule a kingdom. But when her parents wish to reunite her with Xavier and to marry her off to gain a stronger alliance with Athadia, Astrid wants nothing to do with it. She and Xavier have hated each other for 4 years now, and nothing they could say would change that. How can Xavier live up to his parents expectations and still find happiness? Will Astrid find out the truth of what really happened all those years ago? Will both the prince and princess overcome their differences and fall in love?