Bound to the North King

Princess Serena suffered long-term abuse from her father and siblings in the Southern Kingdom. Used as a peace bargaining chip, she was forced to marry the rumored cruel King Kane of the North. Their cold political marriage gradually warmed as they overcame blackmail letters from the South, court power struggles and deadly icefield ambushes. After her only loyal maid was killed, Serena fully awakened. She displayed extraordinary talent in finance and military affairs, rushed thousands of miles to rescue Kane on the battlefield and led troops to conquer the Southern capital to avenge her wrongs. Refusing to reign alone, she unified the South and North alongside Kane, abolished hereditary aristocratic privileges and established a commoners' council. This marriage born out of calculation finally bloomed into equal, devoted love for each other.