A prequel occur the ?dark and sensual world?( 11th Hour) of the national bestselling Black Jewels Trilogy.

Jared is usually a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound as a pleasure slave from the Band of Behavior. After suffering nine years of torment like a slave, he murdered his owner and escaped?and then be caught and sold into slavery once more. The notorious queen who has purchased him, referred to as the Gray Lady, may possibly not be what she seems. Soon, Jared faces a difficult choice: his freedom, or his honor.