Melody's Ballad

"Of course, she wasn't really our new sister, but 'sister' sounded better than 'hostage.'" Princess Melody spent a happy childhood tucked away in the north. Her world is upended with the arrival of Allia, a hostage in a gilded cage. As Melody reaches womanhood she finds life very different than what she had pictured, full of dangers, death, and disappointments.

Melody awaits her grand wedding with the Emperor's son, but there's one problem: she's already married to the elven prince. Danger and temptation steep Torrin, the Empire's capital. Melody finds herself completely unprepared for the lavish, lewd lifestyle there. Unable to find a way out of her marriage to the dauphin, she finds herself utterly trapped until she's uncertain herself if she wants her past to hunt her down or not.

"Of course, she wasn't really our new sister, but 'sister' sounded better than 'hostage.'" Princess Melody spent a happy childhood tucked away in the north. Her world is upended with the arrival of Allia, a hostage in a gilded cage. As Melody reaches womanhood she finds life very different than what she had pictured, full of dangers, death, and disappointments.