Assassin. That's what they called her as she slipped through the shadows on the orders of her Emperor. She was young, lithe, and deadly. She was the best of her kind.King. His only title. More important than his birth name. Feared by his people, and searching for a Queen. But when he ends up in the hands of a psychopath, will he be able to work with the deadly woman he's held captive with or will they both perish?