Lady Leia spent ten years trusting the seven young men her late father raised from servitude to be her personal guard. She gave her heart completely to their commander Marcus, believing their loyalty was absolute. Everything collapses when an orphaned maid enters the household, weaponizing feigned frailty to pit the entire squadron against their rightful mistress.
After Marcus abandons Leia to a wild beast in the training colosseum, she severs her affection for good. She turns instead to Augustus, a decorated commander who has watched over her in silence while pretending to be an invalid. When the repentant knights finally discover the maid's vile deception, Leia is already standing alongside a man who actually honors her worth.
