In the land of Khys, women are raised by the Wise Women to be put on the Choosing Block when they are of age to be married. Sierra has little hope of a match, and when one of the feared Dragon Masters claims the daughter of Lord Khys as his wife and Sierra as his servant, she is resigned to her fate. But the daughter of a Lord is but a pawn to be sold in the country's upcoming war between the North and the South. Sierra is torn: should she remain a companion to her royal friend? Or seek love with the dark Dragon Master who spanks harshly and loves tenderly?