Adele to Darius

Sold into a king's harem, the slave Adele learns that she has become the property of a man rumored to be so cruel that he executes his female slaves after they spend a single night with him. Determined to learn the truth, the brave young woman volunteers to be the next one taken to his bed. Is the man truly a murderer, or is there another reason that so many young women have disappeared from the palace?