Gods’ games are extremely cruel—they don’t know mercy. And the one who was yesterday the first beauty of the empire is today a slave. Her place is taken by a pretender—a girl from poor quarters, born to serve others. From a dirty tavern to the marble halls of a palace; from the body of a captive to the body of a pampered aristocrat. Now she holds a title, untold wealth, a male harem, and hundreds of slaves. And if she wants to remain here forever, she must sacrifice only one thing: to those who hate her. But what if the one person who hates her is precisely the one she values above all else? Matriarchy, slavery, a male harem.