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They told Princess Valaena that her marriage would secure the peace. They didn't tell her she’d have to do it from inside the gilded prison of the Hightower, married to Gwayne Hightower a man bound by duty to a family that plotted to usurp her mother's throne. Forced together in the gilded cage of a political union, they have two choices: be miserable pawns forever, or team up to outplay everyone who put them there.
From icy formality to heated strategy to something far more dangerous, they must navigate a court of snakes, secure a legacy, and decide if the chain that binds them will strangle their hearts or become the key to a dynasty.
A tale of political seduction, actual seduction, and the terrifying thrill of building a life where you were only meant to be a trophy.