In the Sedetian Empire a Dashenka male rules with absolute power. While the female is taught submission and obeisance. And humans are nothing more than slaves. It is within this society that half-breed Aria Skal is born and must learn to accept if she has any hope surviving.  But survival seems nearly impossible when she discovers that her Vadar has sold her to the highest bidder, the son of the Ruling Male.

Oren Di-Lor is a cruel and overbearing male who hates the very air Aria breathes. He is her newly acquired mate and the bane of her existence.