Synopsis

As the fifth daughter of a man who only values sons, Madeline has grown up unloved, neglected, and forbidden from the one thing she loves. She never knew her mother and despises her father who views her as an inconvenience at best. As a little girl, she naively believed she'd be able to be free one day, but as she grows up, she realizes what a foolish hope that was. She reconciles herself to an unwanted marriage when her father decides it's time, consoling herself with the thought of at least being free of him eventually. But a marriage is not what her father has planned and little does Madeline know that marrying a stranger is not the worst path that can be chosen for her. When she learns that she is intended to become the prince's mistress, she thinks she'd rather die. Unfortunately if she doesn't comply, her father might just make that her alternative.


**Part of the Rebellion series**