Adelia is a noble young lady, betrayed by her fiancé and her stepsister.
By accident, she shares one forbidden night with Leonis.
He is the iron-fisted king — and her fiancé's own father.
The tyrant gives her shelter. He pursues her with quiet tenderness.
She breaks free from every worldly rule.
She lives through life-or-death danger and a bloody rebellion.
In the end, they love openly.
And she is crowned queen.