Princess Tiara of the Wendel Kingdom has always trained to be the next queen, with the kingdom’s most powerful mage Reynold as her fiancé — a life she believed would be filled with duty and dignity. But everything falls apart on her 18th birthday during her coronation ceremony, when instead of Tiara, it’s her elder stepsister Serena who is named the next queen and Reynold’s bride.

Stripped of her future, Tiara finds herself alone in heartbreak — until she meets Walter, the lonely mage formerly betrothed to Serena. Both having been abandoned and hurt by the same betrayal, they form a pact: a contract marriage and a fresh start away from the palace.

Although born from pain, their shared journey together leads to a sweet and emotional romance as they begin to comfort and understand one another, discovering that recovery and love can grow even from wounds left by betrayal.