Tempted By The Queen by Samantha Barrett

Carlina
I’m the secret my family kept from the world.
The Queen that was to be used to gain them an alliance.
I escaped, finally free to live my own life out in the open.
A chance encounter with a beautiful stranger derailed my plans.
My hope of freedom was torn from me, he took it from me.
I need to fight for my freedom, fight for my family and finally embrace who I am and where I come from.

Vincent
I shut myself away from the world and dove into my work to focus on something other than my loss.
She’s a job, a means to an end.
It was supposed to be an easy capture and kill before I go dark and exact my revenge.
The end game is clear, take out the queen, end her family and then take out my own.
I’m trained to kill, I’ve never missed a shot. They call me the blood hound for that very reason, I’ll find anyone, anywhere at any time.
For the first time in over a decade, I miss the kill shot, because of her.