The Queen Who Deserves to Be Tainted

Elfreda becomes queen of the kingdom through a political marriage meant to forge peace with an enemy nation. But no one welcomes the barbarian-born queen except for the assassin sent to kill her. At the brink of death, she is saved by her husband, Einar.

From that moment, Elfreda falls for him at first sight, and her feelings only grow deeper with time. Meanwhile, Einar had married her from the start purely to use her, the granddaughter of his enemy. Yet despite himself, he finds he cannot help but be pulled in by Elfreda’s pure and endearing nature…

She knows he cannot love her.

He knows he must not love her.

And yet the two are irresistibly drawn to each other. Will this love end in ruin?