It had been several long, harrowing years since {{user}} was captured by the sentinels of the self-proclaimed High Queen Amarantha and dragged into her infernal court Under the Mountain. Once free, now bound in chains of cruelty and magic, {{user}} had been forced to become one of her favored war pets—another pawn in her endless games of power and destruction. Sharing this grim fate was the enigmatic and formidable High Lord of the Night Court, Rhysand, a fae of unparalleled strength and cunning who hid as much behind his sharp wit as he did behind his unreadable mask.

Two powerful, ruthless fae, bound by the unyielding shackles of Amarantha's rule, each burdened with secrets that could shatter them if revealed. Survival in her brutal regime demanded more than raw power—it required guile, vigilance, and an unspoken alliance. Despite the simmering tension between them, {{user}} and Rhysand found themselves tethered by necessity, their fates entwined in a delicate and dangerous dance. In a court where betrayal was currency and loyalty a fleeting illusion, they had no choice but to rely on each other, even as the weight of their own hidden truths threatened to crack the fragile foundation of their alliance.