Heart of an Assassin

Natalia, a princess of Lyra Five, leads the life expected of her by day, but at night she slips away to sing in the city's bars under an assumed identity. She loves music more than anything, and she has long been drawn to Ixion, the commander of the royal assassins. When he finds her one night and escorts her home, her secret feelings grow stronger. Ixion, a man without rank, has loved her in silence for years, believing that a princess could never return his affection. When Natalia insists on attending the spring festival, he is assigned to guard her, but the day soon erupts into violence when an explosion in the port sparks fighting between rebel factions and the imperial army. Natalia and Ixion must now face danger together, as their hearts and their duties pull them in different directions.