In her past life, Katherine Bishop had been betrayed by her husband and sister, stripped of her dignity, and burned alive—her death filled with unrelenting hatred.
Reborn, she set her sights on the most powerful man in the southern kingdom—Alexander Griffin.
By the steamy springs, she offered herself with a bold proposition: *"I'll cure your Butterfly Curse. In return, make me your queen."*
If she was going to climb, she might as well cling to the mightiest tree.
Alexander Griffin, entranced by the cunning beauty before him, smirked. *"The title of queen is yours."*
Now safely under his protection, Katherine wielded both medicine and poison with deadly precision.
Ruined and forced into servitude?
She would rise higher—claiming the War King himself, cutting down her enemies without hesitation.
Deceived and used until she had nothing left?
This time, she would be the hunter, ensuring vengeance struck at her command—no mercy, no delay.
But later, when Katherine tried to vanish after taking everything she wanted, the indomitable War King refused to let go. Threats and sweet words failed—so he resorted to chains.
*"My darling,"* he growled, *"you belong to me—now and forever."*
