Princess Soleia was deemed unworthy, a powerless royal paired with Duke Orion Elsher in a marriage meant to save her. Instead, war claimed him within hours of their wedding, leaving her stranded with a crumbling estate, an empty treasury, and the Duke's vindictive family determined to see her fall. With nowhere to flee and everything to prove, Soleia fought to preserve the impoverished fief and maintain her foothold as Duchess. When her husband finally returned, she dared to hope their struggle was over. It wasn't. Orion arrived with Elowyn—the woman he truly loved, willing to destroy anyone who stood between her and the Duchess title. Betrayed and cast out from the home she'd reconstructed with her own hands, Soleia faced a broken future alone. Yet her quiet suffering had captured the attention of someone far more dangerous than her faithless husband. The crown prince of Raxuvia had been watching her all along, waiting for the perfect moment to claim her. Where Duke Elsher had been foolish enough to release his prize, Raxuvia's heir would prove possessive, pulling her into his glittering cage where she would belong to him alone. *** Prequel to Stolen by the Rebel King.