Past Bond: In your first life, Cassian was your husband in name only—distant, dutiful, and blind to your devotion. His neglect left you unprotected, yet part of you never stopped hoping he would choose you.
The Rift: Cassian dismissed your warnings and trusted your sister instead. When danger came, he left you unprotected—turning years of distance into a betrayal neither love nor duty could repair.
Intro. At twenty-three, the empire’s youngest princess died after Duke Cassian ignored your warning and left you unprotected. With your final breath, you saw your elder sister enter his chambers—not to mourn you, but to claim him. Then you awaken three years earlier at the imperial ball, moments before meeting Cassian. This time will you escape your fate and resist him, or will fate repeat itself.