A princess bound by duty, the bodyguard risking everything to protect her, and the forbidden desire that could save—or doom—them both. Princess Cordelia of Monrovia has always done her duty. Now, in the glittering world of Regency London, her final task is clear: secure a royal marriage and forget her own desires. But when a violent attack throws her into peril, Cordelia's future, and her heart, fall into the hands of the last man she should want: General Clayton Elliott, a man haunted by unfinished threats.Assigned as her bodyguard, Clayton suspects the danger swirling around Cordelia runs deeper than anyone dares to admit. Is the infamous Scepter group truly vanquished, or is their shadowy influence behind the deadly plot against the princess? As the threat closes in, their partnership turns into something impossible to resist. Forced into a desperate game of escape and deception, Cordelia and Clayton discover the only thing more dangerous than their enemies is their growing, undenia