Return to the dangerous Wilds in the lush and bloodthirsty sequel to Savage Wild Hearts.Shatter their souls. Steal their throne.Val is a prisoner. Held Below by the cruel Empress Sotera, she's unable to warn the now High King Rune about Sotera's plans to destroy the Wilds and Val's former home in Seattle.But when Val manages to escape, not only does she find herself beside Rune once again, she also finds herself in a new agreement with him: she'll help him unite the Wilds in a way no High King has ever done. After all, taking the throne is one thing. Keeping it, and keeping Rune alive, is something else entirely.Only, Val's not the same person she was before. She doesn't know what she is, not to herself, and not to Rune, even as his fascination with her grows stronger by the day.To save Rune and the Wilds, Val will have to navigate constantly shifting alliances. And in doing so she just might become their salvation, or the very thing that destroys them all.The Cruel Prince meets Lore in Savage Wild Souls, the second book in the Savage Wilds series, a lush YA fantasy filled with adventure, heartbreak, and an epic enemies-to-lovers romance.