Seraphina possesses an uncanny ability to smell deceit through bloodlines and royal pheromones. When she uncovers proof that her royal fiancé is secretly sleeping with her scheming half-sister, she refuses to play the humiliated victim. Instead of weeping in private, she turns their ceremonial betrothal feast into an explosive trap that shatters the entire noble court.
Breaking the engagement in broad daylight, Seraphina pledges her hand to the dying eldest prince, Cassian. As she brews rare remedies to cure his poisoned body, she stumbles upon dark evidence implicating her own father in her mother's mysterious assassination. Now, she must navigate palace intrigue to heal her new groom and tear down the corrupt dynasty.
