Elian, a prince locked in a northern stronghold, has been cursed by a witch. Unless he earns mutual true love before his twenty-first birthday, he will become a beast for good. Evelyn, the daughter of a fallen noble house, agrees to marry into the ancient castle in place of her elder sister. She wants protection and money for her sick mother, and schemes and frame-ups greet her at every turn.
She stays calm and strikes back one step at a time. What starts as a bargain of convenience slowly turns into affection, as the prince quietly guards her from danger. Together they crush the rebellion and face the curse, and the question is whether two people who married for practical reasons can truly fall in love in time.
