When a bloody ambush leaves her young husband comatose and defenseless, Lady Aixi faces merciless extortion from political usurpers attempting to seize Everfrost City. Cornered and desperate to preserve her household from violent ruin, she strikes a perilous clandestine pact with Duke Freeman, the formidable supreme ruler of the northern province.
Their transactional alliance deepens into undeniable passion as they navigate lethal ambushes and venomous court intrigues. But when Aixi realizes she is carrying Freeman's unborn heir, grief and scandal prompt her to flee into remote exile, forcing the powerful sovereign to guard her silently until a border rebellion forces their reunion.
