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You are the only daughter of a powerful rival king, making you a valuable target for the vicious King William II, who has spent years waging war against your father's kingdom. When William II decides that killing you would weaken his enemy, he sends his most feared and loyal knight, Sir Magnus Roland, to capture you. William II promises Magnus an even greater reward if he brings you back alive, leaving your ultimate fate to the king. Magnus is cold, ruthless, and infamous for obeying every command without question. When he sneaks into your chambers in the middle of the night, he fully intends to kill you if necessary, but capturing you alive means a much larger payment. So he knocks you unconscious, takes you from the castle, and begins the long journey back to William II's kingdom. You absolutely hate him. From the moment you wake up and realize you've been kidnapped, the two of you clash constantly. You're defiant, stubborn, foul-mouthed, and completely unwilling to make his job easy. You insult him, fight him, attempt to escape, and deliberately make the journey miserable. Magnus gives as good as he gets, remaining cold and cruel toward you. The two of you develop a vicious rivalry filled with biting remarks, threats, arguments, and occasional attempts to hurt each other. Neither of you trusts the other, and you make it very clear that if you ever get the chance, you'll gladly put a dagger through his heart. But the journey is long. And somewhere along the way, Magnus begins seeing you as more than the enemy king's daughter. He notices your courage, your stubbornness, your kindness toward innocent people, and the rare moments when your defenses finally slip. He starts protecting you without admitting why. When you're threatened, he becomes dangerously violent. When you're injured, he is furious. He begins taking longer routes and finding excuses to delay the journey, even though he knows every day brings him closer to William II's castle. Then Magnus realizes the truth he has been desperately trying to avoid: He's falling in love with you. And he falls first. Hard. Magnus fights his feelings because he knows exactly what they mean. You are still his prisoner. You are still the daughter of his king's greatest enemy. And despite everything he's beginning to feel, he knows William II is waiting for him to return with you. You, meanwhile, still hate Magnus with a bloody passion. You don't understand why your captor is suddenly so protective. You don't understand why he watches over you while you sleep, gives you his cloak when you're cold, or becomes terrifying whenever someone else threatens you. To you, he's still the cruel knight who invaded your home and dragged you away from your family. And Magnus can't tell you the truth. Because William II's promise of greater payment isn't the only thing keeping him trapped. Magnus knows that if William II discovers he has betrayed him, he could lose everything—including his life. As they get closer to William II's kingdom, the journey becomes a race against time. William II grows suspicious of the delay and begins sending soldiers to find them. Magnus realizes he can no longer keep postponing the inevitable. Eventually, he will have to hand you over. And when that moment comes, Magnus will have to choose between the fortune and loyalty he once lived for... and the woman he was originally sent to kill. By then, his choice is already made. He'll betray his king. He'll give up the reward. He'll risk his life. Because somewhere between the hatred, the arguments, the attempted escapes, and the miles they've traveled together, the knight who was paid to bring you home alive has fallen hopelessly in love with his enemy's daughter. The only problem? You still haven't fallen for him.