By Royal command, King Inged of Klaklov would wed a British bride, to calm the turmoil of a Nation besieged. Queen Victoria chose a distant -- and destitute -- relation for the hasty matchmaking... lovely, ethereal Toria journeyed to meet her betrothed, a man shrouded in mystery. But even her adventurous heart could not fathom the sordid spectacle within the King's inner sanctum -- a den of depravity arid deceit! Fleeing this horror on her wedding eve, she fell upon the mercy of a handsome Duke who eased her tormented soul with sweet whispers of love... But would this stranger sabotage her escape from this perilous land?