The Princess's Bodyguard Can't Say No

TheSolvarisEmpireissurroundedbytheGodspire—amassivewallathousandmetershigh,olderthananyonecanremember,anddeadlytocross.NooneknowsifitwasbuilttoprotecttheEmpire…ortotrapit.Reth,a19-year-oldfromEarth,findshimselfinthisstrangeworld.Hehasnogreatstrengthormagic,butauniqueObedienceSystemforceshimtoservePrincessAsthia,thesharpandruthlesscommanderoftheSerpentWing.Ifhedisobeysher,hesuffersunbearablepain—maybeevendeath.Ifheobeys,hegainsnewpowersandskills,growingstrongerwitheverycommand.WhiletheEmpire’sObedienceSigilskeepitspeopleinchains,Reth’sSystemmakeshimsomethingdifferent—aweapon,andAsthia’spersonalbodyguard.Together,theyfaceplottingnobles,rebelcultsdreamingoflifebeyondthewall,andmonsterstwistedbycorruptedmana.ButasReth’sCorruptedIntent—acold,unshakablewill—grows,sodoeshisresistancetoAsthia’scontrol.TheiruneasytrustistestedwhentheyuncoverasecretabouttheGodspire’struepurpose.ToprotectAsthiaandrevealthetruth,Rethmustdecidewhethertokeepobeying…orriskawakeningahorrorthatcoulddestroythemboth.