Raised behind palace walls and promised to a brutal prince she doesn’t love, Princess Adalyn Wellington thought she knew her fate until a pirate crashes into her life with a blade at her throat and a claim to her hand.

Once a royal knight, Caden Fletcher was promised the princess as a reward for saving the king’s life. Instead, he was betrayed and cast out. Now he’s back as a pirate to collect what is rightfully his. And if Adalyn refuses to go with him, he’ll spill royal blood before the sun rises, starting with hers…

But nothing is as it seems when the princess finally wakes up on the pirate’s ship after being kidnapped. In a kingdom built on secrets, Adalyn must untangle truth from lies and decide who the real enemy is… before her heart makes a terrible mistake she can’t undo.

He came to claim a debt.

She never expected to lose her heart in return.