Freedom is a fantasy—but revenge is forever.
Sonya tells herself she wants freedom—that she dreams of returning to her homeworld. But the truth burns hotter: she wants revenge. The problem is Zlata—once a captive like Sonya, now queen of the Hameji star clan. As rival wives circle for power, pressuring Zlata to produce an heir, she turns to a dangerous solution that will force her to use Sonya in ways neither woman expected.
Freedom is a fantasy—but revenge is forever.
Sonya tells herself she wants freedom—that she only dreams of returning to her homeworld. But the truth burns hotter and darker. She wants revenge.
The problem? Zlata stands in her way. Once a captive like Sonya, Zlata clawed her way to become queen of the Hameji star clan—and now she keeps Sonya as her slave.
But as the Valdamar Clan rises to threaten everything Zlata has built, the queen faces a brutal dilemma: rival wives circling for power, a warlord husband who needs an heir, and a dangerous solution that will force her to use Sonya in ways neither woman expected.
In the ruthless game of Hameji clan politics, captivity takes many forms—and freedom may cost more than either woman can pay.
