Beneath the Storm's Embrace

Elaria, a guardian of the great power of the River Narith, has been stripped of everything due to a rebellion that has taken over the land. Verrik, a man with a heart of stone, sought nothing more than to see Elaria on her knees, begging for her meaningless life. However, a new threat, greater than him, is coming, and the very person he has humiliated is the one he needs. She has the right to refuse, but will she let her people die because of her feelings toward the man who ruined her, although her heart might see a side of this leader she doesn't want to acknowledge?