In this den of vipers and vultures, can I trust the emperor I was sent to kill or is he using me to destroy all I love?I abandoned my destiny in favor of a new goal: working with Emperor Tallu to take down the Southern Imperium. Only things are not so easy when we're faced with the imperial generals who brought the continent to its knees. If my mother knew what I was doing, her rage would melt the Silver City, but I have no choice as Tallu and I pursue a powerful weapon that could end any opposition to the Imperium. Why does it matter if I'm finding myself all too attracted to a husband I can't trust, whose secrets multiply the closer he lets me get?