They sent her to the North Wing to survive him. No one expected him to become obsessed with her instead. Crown Prince Damien Valmont has spent years hidden away inside Blackthorn Palace - feared by the kingdom, abandoned by the royal court, and whispered about like a monster in human skin. Selene Laurent arrives believing the rumors. Then she meets him. Beautiful. Silent. Terrifyingly watchful. And far more broken than cruel. But the closer Selene gets to Damien, the more unstable the kingdom becomes. Because the prince who once obeyed the crown without resistance is beginning to want things. Her time. Her touch. Her loyalty. Her. And Damien Valmont was not raised to survive love. He was raised to survive loss.