Desert drought grips the human realm, so Nefara is offered to Setekh, the God of Desert and Storm. Yet fate leads her elsewhere—thinking Rameshel, the King of Gods, is the one she's betrothed to, she gives herself to him, awakening his forbidden desire. Humiliated by Setekh and framed by Hathira, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, she unveils her sacred mark, defies ancient law, and becomes Rameshel's Queen instead.
