Humanity lost the war among the stars.

Dr. Lyra Caelum, the Ascendancy's brightest tactician, watched the last human fortress fall because someone betrayed her command. Now she awakens in chains aboard the Obsidian Crown, dreadnought of the Void Legion-the empire that shattered her world.

To the Khar'veth warlords who rule this living ship, Lyra is not a prisoner. She is a prize.

Kael, the ruthless commander who requested her as his trophy.

Riven, the enforcer whose hands deliver punishment and protection in equal measure.

Soren, the silent interrogator who can twist her nerves into agony or ecstasy with a thought.

Jax, the berserker who laughs at danger and would burn the stars to keep what he claims.

Their orders are simple: break the human, display her obedience, and make her an example to all who would resist the Legion.

But Lyra has no intention of bowing. Her mind is the last weapon humanity has left, and she plans to use it-even if it means seducing her captors, turning them against each other, and ripping out the empire's heart from within.

As discipline turns to obsession and punishment becomes a dark, forbidden pleasure, four conquerors find themselves bound to the one woman they were supposed to destroy.

In the cold silence between the stars, a captive and her captors must decide: will their twisted bond end a rebellion...or ignite a war that could topple an empire?