Surrounded by every luxury, abducted Solene wants only to return home. She does not want to marry a future king and above all, she wants out of her gilded cage. Hernorium is a beautiful city, but its politics don’t interest her anymore than marriage does. She wants to go home to her family, her lover and her land.
Chances for escape are rare, and she hopes to bide her time until the odds improve. But when Hernoriums’ plans for expansion include ignoring the treaties that have kept her people safe for centuries she finally realizes the ruthless risks she must take to save her people—and herself.