The second book in a dark romantic reinterpretation of Rapunzel by the No.1 bestselling Sunday Times author of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED.

I want to hurt him. To make him bleed.

I want him to break, just as he broke me.

Once, my world was small and protected. Everything changed the moment I crossed my Safety Line, running towards physical contact with a man I hardly know. He wants me. All of me.

Immersed in political turmoil, I must secure the ships needed to suppress the flow of deadly beasts flooding the continent. But a misstep could trigger the war I am desperately trying to avoid.

I will wear the dress and cap and shoes. I'll do everything with a smile on my face. Because everyone is watching.

He is watching — hunting for a crack in my icy shield, trying to scrape away the layers and see my ugly insides.

He is relentless. Open.

And he has changed.

Why is he watching me now that I have so much to hide?

Secrets sprout, truths blossom, and more than one of us will break. Crowned with the overwhelming weight of my mistakes, I must restore. Even if it costs me my life.

Fear was my lord. Now, it is my prison.