To ensure his enemy cannot use the peaceful province of Leonado against him, Cadel must occupy it himself and proclaim himself King. However, he is soon persuaded that rather than ruling as a hostile warrior he would be best served by marrying the beauty who currently rules - Tialla. However, Tialla, is not so keen. But backed into a corner she has little choice, though she is determined never to fully give into the brute who attacked her province. But is Cadel such a brute? Will Cadel and Tialla learn to love, and if so will the warring Garok find a way to destroy them both.

To protect his future niece or nephew Drago Marcellus must get the beautiful Margarite Sophus away from the father of his sister's baby. However, women like Margarite and her sister Sophia don't give up when they have their claws into men like the Count. So he resorts to blackmail instead. Margarite Sophus cannot believe when she is blackmailed by the arrogant Drago, especially when she has no interest in the count and his actions are throwing her into the man's path. When things go dramatically wrong, she turns to the only person she can - Drago - to help her out. Can these two see through the deceptions and betrayals of those around them? And if so what then?