He stops touching me and quietly watches my stern face before speaking once more.
"Do you wish to leave?"
I hesitate because I can tell that the King's words are not empty. He is giving me a real choice to walk out of his chambers and go back to my life as I know it.
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15th century England.
She is a young girl from poor conditions who's now trapped in a marriage with a powerful and violent man.
After they are summoned to court, she is baffled when she gets noticed by the King of England. But what will she have to sacrifise to become his mistress?
Is their passion enough to satisfy her or does she secretly long for something - or someone - else?