A Game of Veils - Eva Chase

Play for a husband. Don't fall for his enemies…\n As the second-born princess of a kingdom conquered by a brutal empire, I'm nothing but a pawn. Little do I expect my parents to arrange my marriage to the most powerful bachelor of the son of the emperor himself.\n But when I arrive at the imperial palace, I discover I must compete for my betrothed—vying with the court noblewomen in a series of humiliating trials to prove our devotion.\n Those who fail will be executed.\n For the sake of my country, I'll risk my life to win my husband—this sadistic man who applauds the torment and flaunts his lovers.\n Unfortunately, my scheming competitors aren't my only enemies. The emperor's royal wards—princes of other conquered domains, fostered to ensure their families' obedience—lurk in the shad