What would you do if you discover your sister with your fiance? That is what happened to Qurbat. Her childhood sweetheart, the man she had been engaged to for as long as she could remember had betrayed her. And perhaps the worst part? Her parents don't care as long as the mehr is paid. Now Qurbat isn't the type to just sit and wallow in her misery. Oh no. She wants pay back. So when the Emperor announces that the kingdom is on the brink of war-and that the only way to save it is to seek help from General Nuhaadazym, who demands a bride in return, Qurbat volunteers, determined to humiliate her parents and amass influence to strike back at her sister and her fiancé. The problem? Nuhaadazym is a ruthless tyrant, so ruthless that he even murdered his first wife, Qurbat's older sister. And if he doesn't die first as she hopes, he might kill Qurbat too...