Florence, a celebrated modern trauma surgeon, opens her eyes inside the carriage of a disgraced noblewoman murdered on the way to her wedding. Humiliated by her unfaithful fiancé and framed by a jealous cousin, the original bride died in agony, leaving behind a ruined reputation.
Refusing to submit to a toxic arranged marriage, Florence breaks the betrothal and recruits a stoic mercenary bodyguard to navigate the treacherous capital. She soon discovers her protector is actually Prince Xander, the empire's most dreaded commander, forming an unstoppable alliance to dismantle the court conspirators.
