Summary
Cast down from her throne, her family decimated, and her very existence threatened by a paranoid emperor, a deposed empress burns with a singular, unyielding desire: revenge. To reclaim her stolen life and exact retribution, she enters a calculated alliance with a formidable war hero. What begins as a cold, strategic partnership soon twists into something far more perilous as his intense fascination with her strength and hidden vulnerabilities complicates every step of her meticulously laid plans. Will her quest for vengeance lead to triumph, or will she find herself ensnared in a different kind of danger? Read chapter 1 to find out!