Princess Evelina was born to wear a crown, but on the day she is accused of betraying her kingdom, she is sentenced to death by her own father, the king.Standing before thousands of people, Evelina knows she has been framed. But no one believes her—not even the family she once trusted. Then the kingdom's mysterious executioner steps forward to carry out her sentence.Everyone knows him as the Black Wolf, a ruthless man who has never spared a condemned prisoner. But when his sword falls, Evelina discovers that he has no intention of killing her.Instead, he pulls her into his arms and whispers, “Tonight, Princess, you are not going to die.”Then he removes his mask.Evelina is shocked to discover that the executioner is actually the prince everyone believed had died ten years ago—the same man who was once her first love.Now they must escape a kingdom ruled by lies while uncovering the truth behind his disappearance, her false execution, and the betrayal hiding inside the royal palace. But the closer Evelina gets to the truth, the more dangerous her feelings for the mysterious executioner become.He once loved her.She once lost him.And now he has returned wearing the mask of the man ordered to kill her.But there is one secret Evelina has not yet discovered.The man who saved her life may be the very person who destroyed her family.And when the truth finally comes out, she will have to choose between the kingdom she was born to protect and the man she was never supposed to love.