Verena Corsi was never meant to be loved. She was raised to think, calculate, and survive. She is stuck in a marriage that was never hers, in an empire she was never trusted to lead. She stays exactly where she was placed. Until Kyros Hunter looks at her. He should hate her. Instead, he becomes obsessed. And in a world where desire starts wars and weakness gets you killed, wanting the wrong person might be the most dangerous thing of all.