Focuses on the immediate contrast between the ruthless king and the innocent child. She offered him a coin. He gave her his kingdom. Annie is eight years old, half-frozen, and waiting for a father who promised to return when the war ended. The villagers ignore her. The soldiers fear the man riding toward them. But Annie sees only a potential helper. When she steps in front of Alpha King Fenon-the ruthless conqueror known as the "Destroyer of Kingdoms"-and asks him to find her papa, the world holds its breath. Everyone expects punishment. Instead, the most feared ruler in the land kneels in the snow. But Fenon carries a secret heavier than his crown: Annie's father didn't just die in the war; he died saving Fenon's life. Now, the King is bound by a promise to protect the daughter of the only man who ever treated him like a human being. As political enemies circle and a jealous Queen Mother plots in the shadows, Fenon must learn to be a father to the child who thawed his heart, while navigating a forced engagement to Princess Neesa-the very princess whose kingdom he destroyed.
Can a girl with mismatched eyes heal a broken king? And can a princess learn to love the man who conquered her home?
