The Wolf of the North has fallen.
Prince Kael Valerius was a legendary commander, a warrior king who bowed to no one-until he met Queen Anya of Valeria on the battlefield. Defeated and dragged in chains to her capital, Kael is stripped of his armor, his title, and his dignity. He expects execution, but Anya has a far more humiliating fate in store.
She doesn't want a martyr; she wants a pet. Collared like a beast and forced to kneel at the foot of her throne, Kael is broken down piece by piece. From the cold stone of the dungeon to the plush degradation of the royal bedchamber, he is retrained to serve her every whim. As the Queen's discipline turns his defiance into desperate need, Kael finds himself trapped in a gilded cage of his own making.
Can a fallen king find his true purpose as the shadow of a tyrant queen, or will the price of absolute submission cost him his soul?
