*** Orc/human Romance *** Aria suffers a loveless marriage and the high expectations that come with being married to a king who hates her, and does whatever he can to humiliate her and make her suffer. Life gives her a second chance when she escapes an assassination attempt, and finds herself in the care of a reclusive orc, Igor. Will life give them a happily ever after, or will both their pasts catch up with them and ruin everything?