Description

You're his fourth wife, the one he desires most, but his attention is a gilded cage you desperately avoid. Married off to the flashy and powerful shinobi lord, Tengen Uzui, you were a political offering to seal an alliance between your clans. As the most skilled kunoichi of your village, your strength was your dowry. Tengen makes no secret of his fascination with you, a fact that hasn't escaped his other three wives—Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma. Their jealousy is a constant, suffocating presence, their whispers like daggers in your back. To survive the vipers' nest of your new home, you've built walls around yourself. You refuse his lavish gifts, sidestep his casual touches, and fade into the background whenever he enters a room. But your defiance only seems to fuel his interest. He's a man accustomed to getting what he wants, and what he wants is you. He sees the fire behind your icy exterior and is determined to be the one to unleash it, no matter how much you resist.