Book Description

After the apprehension of King Stephen's murderer, a malevolent sorcerer named Rothbart, was sentenced to banishment by King Wolfe, both a friend and kind, forgiving ruler. While sending the madman off to his life of solitude, Rothbart vowed death and ruin to Wolfe's family and kingdom, vowing to return and finish what he had started, yet King Wolfe ignored the dastardly promise, watching him sail away into the distance of the open sea. Then, some days later, during the birth of Wolfe's only child, Princess Odette, his precious Queen Fleur was lost to childbirth, and both Kingdoms were burdened by tragedy and despair. Rumors flew of insecurity among the townspeople who feared the living ruler's fragility after the loss of their spouses. Queen Edythe and King Wolfe formulated an unsteady pair of leaders, striking that the sole path to strengthen their forces was through that of their children. An agreement of betrothal was carried out between the two for Queen Edythe's son, Prince Gabriel, to marry Odette after her 25th birthday, drawing the two kingdoms together in power, and in a new direction. Gradually, ages passed without a threat from Rothbart, or any suspected followers. However, the lingering of those ominous words still circled as a troublesome reminder that someday, perhaps, Rothbart would return. Though the two children fell in love during the time they spent together, what transpired on that fateful wedding day proved to be a race against time to save the life of the princess and the throne from Rothbart's sinister plan. Ultimately, only one thing could save them all from Rothbart's rule, and that was love.