Prologue

Can​ ​Crown​ ​Prince​ ​Tristan​ ​Leander​ ​rebuild​ ​his​ ​shaken​ ​faith​ ​in​ ​God​ ​and​ ​his friends​ ​and​ ​save​ ​his​ ​kingdom​ ​from​ ​a​ ​ruthless​ ​usurper,​ ​or​ ​will​ ​he​ ​allow​ ​his doubts​ ​and​ ​fears​ ​to​ ​paralyze​ ​him​ ​and​ ​lose​ ​both​ ​his​ ​crown​ ​and​ ​the​ ​woman he​ ​loves?

Prince​ ​Tristan​ ​Leander​ ​wishes​ ​he​ ​were​ ​dead.​ ​Over​ ​the​ ​last​ ​year,​ ​Lord​ ​Devon,​ ​under​ ​orders​ ​from Tristan's​ ​own​ ​mother,​ ​put​ ​Tristan,​ ​the​ ​Crown​ ​Prince​ ​of​ ​Boldaria,​ ​through​ ​every​ ​mental,​ ​physical, and​ ​spiritual​ ​torture​ ​his​ ​wicked​ ​mind​ ​could​ ​devise.​ ​Lord​ ​Devon's​ ​orders​ ​were​ ​simple:​ ​break Tristan's​ ​very​ ​soul​ ​and​ ​put​ ​him​ ​in​ ​the​ ​complete​ ​control​ ​of​ ​his​ ​power-hungry​ ​mother​ ​by​ ​his twenty-first​ ​birthday,​ ​or​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​he​ ​never​ ​returns​ ​to​ ​take​ ​the​ ​throne.​ ​Devon​ ​has​ ​done everything​ ​in​ ​his​ ​power​ ​to​ ​fulfill​ ​his​ ​orders,​ ​taking​ ​away​ ​everything​ ​that​ ​Tristan​ ​holds dear​ ​before​ ​attempting​ ​to​ ​take​ ​Tristan's​ ​life.

By​ ​a​ ​miracle​ ​Tristan​ ​is​ ​not​ ​sure​ ​he​ ​understands,​ ​God​ ​delivers​ ​him​ ​from​ ​Devon's​ ​final​ ​attack.​ ​He returns​ ​to​ ​his​ ​kingdom​ ​a​ ​shattered​ ​man,​ ​uncertain​ ​who​ ​he​ ​can​ ​trust,​ ​even​ ​doubting​ ​his​ ​best friends.​ ​As​ ​Trista