Aerosion

Reagan is ready to strike back. The Aegis, an organization whose mission is to control the golden touch, uses weapons liberally in its attempt to gain power, and after watching the group destroy the world she knows, Reagan plans to get revenge by killing their prince. When the Aegis capture her, it is highly convenient that the prince personally decides her fate. Yet Reagan finds herself unable to kill Prince Terrence, too enamored by his kindness to even make a scratch. In fact, his goal is not so different from her own: he wants to leave the Aegis fortress to stop the king, too. Or, at least, that's what he tells her. As the Aegis grows stronger and stronger, it seems Reagan has no choice; she must team up with Prince Terrence and attempt to stop the golden touch from falling into the wrong hands, even if it means putting her life in the hands of a man she meant to kill. Aerosion is the first book in the Gilded Trilogy.