Choosing the Stronger Branch

Sally's parents were killed by the Prime Minister, reducing her to the lowest slave. Crawling from the mud, her only path to survival was to use a blade—George, a man of power, hatred, and ambition. She entered his mansion, trading schemes for trust and her body for leverage, steering his blade toward the Prime Minister. On their wedding day, a decree turned her groom into a prisoner. She publicly cut ties, stepping on him to survive—unaware he had already prepared a way out for her. Sally always thought she was the player, but she never realized someone was willing to be her pawn.