Elara Frost endures an agonizing lifetime playing second fiddle to another woman, trapped for three bitter years as a neglected partner to an emotionally distant high priest. Granted a miraculous second chance at life, she refuses to repeat the heartbreak, handing over their sacred bridal rights to her eager sister without shedding a single tear.
Turning her back on the temple sanctum, Elara accepts a royal alliance with the imposing Crown Prince of Aethelgard, stepping into high-society court intrigue as his honored partner. Just as she begins finding genuine warmth beside the throne, her formerly indifferent priest realizes his devastating miscalculation and launches an unhinged campaign to drag her back.
