A Brat's Tale

Tristan, former junior warlord of Markaytia, thought he’d found a cushy hiding place as a prisoner of Aldrien. Life was simple—play with weapons by day, tumble with the beautiful Aldrien warlord by night. Best of all, he can’t be blamed for a thing—he’s the prisoner of this story! His hideaway is ruined when the Aldrien king threatens to kill him (rude) and he’s forced to return to Mortouge. It’s not that he’s fallen out of love with Corrik, if anything he’s a fool for still being in love with him despite having also fallen for the Aldrien warlord, Prince Bayaden. And Corrik used a love spell on Tristan (probably) and Corrik doesn’t care about what Tristan wants—he took away his dagger for the Gods’ sake—plus, he’s an overprotective brute. When they’re reunited, Corrik’s paranoid measures become too much for Tristan to bear. But even then, he loves Corrik, madly. Corrik is sent on a mission he never returns from. He’s pronounced dead and Tristan is faced with yet another arranged marriage, this time with the crown prince of Mortouge, Corrik’s eldest brother, Alrik. Tristan isn’t willing to let Corrik go easily. When no one will send another search party after him, Tristan’s hell bent on doing it himself. Only it might already be too late.