Ariadne's people, along with the Caran tribe, have been captured and enslaved, forced to work as labourers and stripped of any human dignity until nothing remains but broken suits of skin. It's been almost a decade since Ariadne's capture, where she too was forced into a camp and whipped until she couldn't walk. Almost half of her life she worked in the camps, doing what she had to do to survive. Because how could she expect her people to fight back if their own princess couldn't find the will to live. But 8 years is a long time to be without freedom. To have the scars on your back opened so many times that the white lines are permanently there. She is caught off guard after many years of captivity when she is recognized by the King's Guard and starts her journey as a chess piece for her enemy. The King believes he can draw out the rebel groups of Ariadne's people, lead by her brother and mother, completing his task of total domination. Quentin Ace, Captain of Militants and Guards, and overseer of the slave encampments. He spent a decade looking for the young princess, his heart burning with hated every day he spent looking. Their reuniting sparks something dangerous working him as he makes it his personal mission to make her life a living hell. Rated R !THREE CHAPTER PREVIEW!