Cast from coastal cliffs as a child after witnessing her stepmother poison her mother, Freya survived among brutal buccaneers to command her own feared warship. Ten years later, she strides into high society's grandest cathedral, halting her stepsister's arranged marriage to claim Duke Arthur as her political partner. United by mutual ambition and suppressed wounds, they forge a delicate pact to dismantle the corrupt nobles who murdered her kin.
When court conspirators attempt to execute Freya for high treason, Arthur takes a poisoned blade meant for her heart. To save him, Freya must unleash ruthless naval raids on hostile vessels to secure the rare antidote before royal executioners close in on their sanctuary.
