The Ever Spirits

Love only gives the enemy a softer place to stab me.

Decoy. Princess. Warrior. Spy.

I am a pawn trained to fight, detect poisons, and disconnect my soul.

But I only play this charade because my overlord dangles my family's life in the balance.

Forced to obey, I deceive the enemy who captured me: the silver-haired assassin who attacked my entourage, believing I'm the princess.

Perpetuating this sham will doom both his country and mine, but I just have to hide the truth, pretend to be spoiled and terrible—and not fall in love with the beautiful but ruthless man who wants to put his own unseen chains around my throat.