The scars of the past are numerous, Matthew knows this all too well. Five months out of two years in captivity, Matthew Reverie can't get his mind off that basement, not when the evidence has been scarred onto his body. When his benefactor and only friend elects him to attend a government assembly of the five territories, Matthew faces a choice he wishes he doesn't have to make: attend the Assembly and make a change for Evae, his home, or pretend everything is alright as it is. He never expected to meet Prince Alarik Maycott, a kind and handsome young man who finds himself infatuated with Matthew. Matthew wants to survive, to escape the world he's been thrown into and go home, but as his relationship with Prince Alarik finds new heights, he must ask himself and important question: how much longer can he go on pretending everything is alright before his heart can't give any more?
