Dyana gave up her freedom to save her family from destitution. After years of abuse she’s struggling to stay strong but is quickly coming to a breaking point. When she is chosen by an orc war commander during the Receiving she must face the monster and hope to survive the encounter. This is a dark 10k word short story monster romance with elements that may be triggering to some readers including indentured sex work with non-consensual acts against the female main character, off-page family death, and talk of war and the lives lost due to it.