He’s the royal family’s most notorious playboy, a man who treats the throne like a suggestion and the women of Avce like a game. I’m the best friend of his brother’s new bride, and I’m supposed to be enjoying a breezy summer vacation, not falling into the bed of the one man I’m strictly forbidden to touch. Marcus Aussa is a temptation wrapped in high-stakes charm, and our secret, late-night encounters were supposed to stay buried under the Mediterranean stars. But the heat of our affair is nothing compared to the cold steel of an assassin’s blade moving through the palace shadows. Suddenly, the playboy prince is the only thing standing between me and a target on my back, and our summer fling is turning into a fight for our lives. The danger is closing in, but the real threat is what happens to my heart if I don't buy now.