“By the king’s will!” the herald Harold-the-Conqueror’s voice rang in my ears like the tolling of bells over my collapsed hopes of a share of happiness.
I am Lysandra, the eldest unloved daughter of the king of the Middle Lands. A red-haired monster— a reminder of the beloved wife who died in childbirth. I am forced to marry Duke Grenston the Merciless—commander of the enemy army. A marriage that neither he nor I need. Especially since the duke has the one whom he dedicates his victories to. But who would dare oppose the king-conqueror? All I can do is accept someone else’s will, but how to live from now on—I will decide myself!