Nerida was swapped at birth and spent eighteen years in poverty while another girl wore her crown. When she is finally brought back to the royal court, everyone expects a broken, grateful slum girl they can parade around and discard.
Instead, Nerida plays the fragile victim while quietly moving pieces into place. She dismantles her false sister Sirena and her arrogant brother Ares one scheme at a time, and draws the icy Prince Cassian into her corner until he is hers to command. Every move she makes risks exposing her before the whole court—but if she holds her nerve, she can take back her birthright and the crown itself.
