Twin lives torn apart by murder and envy; twin lives blighted by slavery. For twin brothers Rekeir and Reon, freedom is a distant memory. When Rekeir is given to Terrahe, captain of the merchant vessel Gold’s Confidence, he begins more than a sea voyage. The crew will carry him from the depths of mankind’s depravity to the heights of love. House slave Reon is willed to Evari, a cold but thoughtful diplomat in the service of a foreign king. Will love light a spark between them or is their tenuous connection doomed when Reon is called to set right the injustice of his past?