Chapter 1

"There will come a time when you must endure difficult trials that will put you to the test, but you must not give up. Beware; the battle will begin only when it ends." For Elizabeth, life has never been simple but somehow she always managed to maneuver the curveballs it threw her way. After all, she has her soulmate and now fiancé, Prince Ashton DeLorentes by her side. After a secret letter penned by her biological mother suddenly falls into her hands, the identity of her father is revealed. There's only one problem- he's a complete enigma and no-one knows anything about him. Luca Angeles has spent the last few years on the run after escaping from the Origen Association-the organization that threatens to eradicate everything he holds dear. After years of preparation, he's returned and he plans to protect his people, the Origins and lead them in a war against the Origens to take back what is rightfully theirs. When Elizabeth's twenty-first birthda