Helena Scotts is the daughter of the king and queen of Scotland and the younger sister of the future king. She was never one for the whole royalty status and would rather hang out with her friends and do regular teenage stuff than to deal with royal affairs. But this does not mean that she doesn't care about her country greatly. If the time were to ever come Helena knows that she would do whatever it takes to make sure that her country survives the battles that are vastly approaching. With the English threatening to attack at any moment, Scotland is put in a very tough situation. With a scarce amount of men and ammunition compared to the English, Scotland seeks out an alliance with one of their former allies, France. France, who has also received numerous threats from the English, agrees to the alliance until one night when everything takes a turn for the worse.
After a night of partying and celebrating of a newly formed alliance, Scotland discovers the death of several close members of the trusted circle within the castle walls. All hands point to the French as the responsible party, causing a brewing hatred between the two countries. With the alliance now called off and the English quickly approaching, Scotland is doomed to defeat unless Helena along with the French kings son, Stephen, can uncover the truth.
They encounter a battle filled with blood, hate, broken alliances, and lies that teaches them what it really means to be Royals.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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