Abandoned as a child and orphaned by murder, Kathryn swore she'd reclaim every shred of her stolen birthright. When she returned, society called her an unpolished love-child, scoffing that Evan had lost his mind to marry her. Only Evan knew the truth: the quiet woman he cradled like porcelain hid secrets enough to set the city trembling. She doubled as a legendary healer, an elusive hacker, and the royal court's favorite perfumer. At meetings, the directors groaned at the lovey-dovey couple, "Does she really have to be here?" Evan shrugged. "Happy wife, happy life." Soon her masks fell, and those who sneered bowed in awe.

Betrayed by her royal fiancé and facing a forced, horrifying marriage, Princess Ariel Sinclair makes a desperate escape. With the help of her brother and cousin, she sheds her royal identity and infiltrates the notorious, all-male Alpha Academy, a military institution designed to forge the toughest warriors. But can a sheltered princess truly hide among hundreds of Alpha males, especially when she discovers two unexpected, overwhelming connections that challenge everything she thought she knew about herself and her future?