Leopard Hemlock, one of Westshire's most infamous and dangerous assassins to ever prowl the country's underworld has over seven hundred deaths under her belt and is serving a triple life sentence. How did she get caught? She turned her self in, hung her knives and was sentenced to live out her retirement behind bars. But what happens when the king of Westshire himself comes to her offering her freedom on a silver platter? The catch? She has to serve a year as the youngest prince's watch dog. Belford Rowan, Westshire's youngest prince isn't your typical prince charming- no, he is a recluse, hidden from the world, lost in the shadows of his own mind. No one has been able to lead Belford out of his darkness. Can the notorious Leopard manage to lead the lost prince out of the shadows all the while protecting him from the enemies that prowl in the dark threating to consume them all? Or will the secrets of her past prove to be too much, even for the great Leopard?