Choose for yourself. Be executed here and now… or become the wife of the man who severed your father’s head.”

Juno, the princess of a small kingdom, was raised as a cherished daughter by her kind-hearted father, the king. Sheltered and loved, she spent her days dreaming of her upcoming marriage to her gentle fiancé—Leif, the second prince of a neighboring nation.

But their long-awaited reunion took place before the blood-soaked corpse of her father.

Without warning, Leif led his nation’s army in a lightning-fast invasion, crushing Juno’s kingdom in an instant.
“Murderer!” Juno cried, accusing him through her grief.

Leif replied coldly, without hesitation.
“At this very moment, I annul our engagement.”
Then he gave her a cruel ultimatum.
“Choose. Die here… or become the wife of the man who killed your father.”

Juno understood then—he wanted to humiliate her by forcing the choice upon her.

For the sake of her people, she chose to become his wife. From that moment on, her only goal was to survive—even if it meant crawling through the mud—and one day take her revenge.

Yet she did not realize it.

Within Leif’s eyes still lingered a hidden affection—one she had yet to see