Summary:
Her eyes once shone like the brightest star in the night sky—
Princess Rowena of the Bennett Empire was loved by all. But her happiness didn’t last: at fifteen, she was accused of murdering her half-sister and lost everything—her status, her dignity, her peace.

Five years later, a message arrives from Finlay, the Emperor of the rival Osborne Empire, summoning Rowena to his land. Finlay had slain his own father, the former emperor, to seize the throne.

Once, the two had been as close as siblings, but now they are separated by guilt, pride, and old wounds. Rowena cannot open her heart to him, and Finlay hesitates to touch her with hands stained by sin.

As their paths cross once more, the gears of fate between them begin to turn again—a story of lost love, betrayal, and redemption set in a turbulent empire.