Princess Laena of Aaelindor has always loved her knight Adonis but he is betrothed to another. When war threatens her kingdom, she is forced to wed the enemy prince Cain Blackwood of Shadowmere in order to secure peace and protect her people. Her decision is made out of resentment and duty after witnessing Adonis professing his love to his betrothed.However her enemy husband is not the monster she expected. As tension, attraction and tenderness grow between them, hatred slowly turns into love They both decide if their love is enough to survive a war neither of them started.