Zara is the greatest swordswoman in all of Kings, but even a great warrior has a kryptonite: her father. Hellbent on marrying her off to save his troubled affairs, Zara’s father promises her to the most wretched man in all of Kings. In the midst of her father’s abuse, she finds herself engulfed in a forbidden romance with a servant, forcing them to love in secret and away from the palace’s scrutiny. But when her training partner, the prince, hears what her father has done, he steps in, vowing to protect her without her permission.

Although marrying the prince could save her from a terrible fate and earn protection from her father, it would mean her future was stolen—and she can never be with the man she truly loves.

“No, my origin story has only just begun.”