Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although shes engaged to the prince, Twylla isnt exactly a member of the court. Shes the executioner. As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, shes taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twyllas fatal touch, avoids her company.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, hes able to look past Twyllas executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twyllas been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen.
