Vicious warlord Vicktor destroys and dominates every land he conquers and every slave he captures. When he offers his brother and commanding general Valerian a rare gift, a defiant slave of surpassing beauty, neither man dreams Vicktor's gift will reshape their kingdom. Melena Ni Coro fears her brother has been killed by the man who now holds her leash, and she wants Valerian to know she would rather die than be tamed by him. Yet in spite of...