Yan Niyu has always lived within carefully drawn lines; her days filled with poetry, embroidery, and the quiet expectations of a lady of her standing. When a broken engagement fractures that fragile peace, she is left marked by scandal and whispers behind silk fans. Once admired, Niyu finds her future narrowing with every polite smile. When her mother's desperate prayers give way to a proposal few would envy, the life she has known begins to crumble. ... Niyu lowered herself onto a nearby stool, not trusting her knees. Her eyes widened in disbelief as her mother's words echoed in her mind. Military. How could they dare to ask her hand for marriage? She stared at her ink-stained hands, still carrying the faint scent of musk. Would these hands hold ones calloused from swords? Like the warlords in her most treasured plays-men she had only read about. ... A Ming dynasty inspired romance where Wen meets Wu; two young strangers, bound by duty, forced to confront prejudice, pride, and the hard work of building a life together.

Can you love someone who is destined to turn evil?....... A prince who must marry before his twentieth birthday or suffer a terrible curse.......... A huntress who is chose to be his wife...... How will it end? Love or hatred?