Lady Vespera

A political marriage meant to end a war forces a defiant princess and a ruthless warlord to navigate a treacherous court, where betrayal lurks in every shadow and the truest danger might be their growing desire for each other.

Captured and chained, an 18-year-old elf girl is put on the block at a ruthless underground high-fantasy slave auction.

Princess Ciela, the last heir of a conquered kingdom, is offered as a concubine to the terrifying Emperor Takashi to secure peace, but an unexpected spark between them suggests her role as a prize may be far more complicated than a simple political transaction.