Summary
Ezekiel, the esteemed Paladin commanding Panroem City’s Order of Silver Knights, is a paragon of nobility and gentle strength. His world, however, is irrevocably altered when the iron fist of Alfensiad’s new tyrant, King Calliope—infamously known as ‘The Bloody Calliope’—reaches out. To safeguard his vulnerable city-state, Ezekiel is forced to comply with a shocking royal decree: he must abandon his sacred vows and join Duke Heilich’s family as his successor. What begins as a desperate diplomatic mission quickly spirals into an unimaginable nightmare when Ezekiel discovers his true fate: a forced, predatory marriage to none other than the ruthless King Calliope herself! The shock deepens as he realizes his tyrannical spouse is a figure from his forgotten past, a woman now consumed by a searing grudge against him. Can this unlikely couple untangle the web of misunderstandings and forge a future from a union born of coercion and shadowed by a painful history? Dive into chapter 1 to uncover their fate!