“Try to make me want to spread my legs.” She doesn’t want to die by this man’s hands— To survive, Irel seduces him, laying herself bare before Barkhan Ha Mash, the strongest among the Masaka, a man endowed with god-given power. “Will you marry me? You know you can’t escape me.” He seeks the power possessed only by a Riserve—the ability to quell the Masaka’s death-qi. For that reason alone, Barkhan chooses to keep her alive. Yet Irel Ellorance, trembling in fear, hides behind a smile and whispers false words of love. Awakening inside the world of a game, Irel faces the most powerful man alive. Their fates collide— A cursed bond, or a destiny woven by the gods themselves?