9781728274874. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 448. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Twisted 2. Stoic broody and arrogant elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules ... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She s nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day by day inch by inch she breaks down his defenses until he s faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her but all he wants is to ruin her. Because she s his. His princess. His forbidden fruit. His every depraved fantasy. Regal strong-willed and bound by the chains of duty Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses. But when her brother abdicates she s suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted. And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role she must also hide her desire for a man she can t have. Her bodyguard. Her protector. Her ultimate ruin. Theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom ... and doom them both. Contains mature themes.