After my mother died, my life changed. My father swore he’d never be able to love again—yet he met Merelda, and now she is the center of his universe. And I have to endure the cruel words of the new family… and the cruel deeds. Because my stepmother and her precious little sons turn my life into a living hell. And when my father is on his deathbed, and I’m on the brink of an unwanted marriage, I decide to take fate into my own hands.
To save my father, I’ll have to strike a deal with a mysterious Merchant. If I fail, I’ll face marriage—and, most likely, death at the hands of a husband-sadist. If I succeed—my father will live… while I spend my last days beside the Merchant, drawing on my strength. Either way, my fate will be the result of my choice. Or not?