Aitana was a ghost in her own home.
In a household built on military discipline and iron will, she was the silent shadow, tolerated but never cherished. she had long accepted her fate: to be small and forgotten and eventually sold off to the highest bidder for a boost in family prestige. but what she never expected was for the king to request her hand in marriage.
Rowan d' Aurelle is a king who prefers to fight for his people and with war brewing at the boarders, he needs an army that only the Marquis can provide and in exchange a royal marriage to his only daughter an offer no ambitious man would refuse.
But what if the king does not really need this army, what if he just uses this opportunity to get what he truly wants....?
find out in this tragic romance that explores love , devotion and loss.
