Princess Elise of Amayaria had spent every summer with her second family across the sea. She had loved Castion for as long as she could remember, but he always saw her as only an annoyance. After three years away, she is returning to celebrate Princess Odessa's wedding with uncertainty for what will be waiting for her. The country is still reeling from unthinkable tragedy, and her heart is shattered from the last time she saw the prince of her heart. Elise finds she is on a new journey to overcome the intrigue and secrets that have overtaken Lorettio before the family she loves and the heart she yearns for is lost forever.

Prince Castion never expected to become king so suddenly and tragically. His betrayal at the hands of the one he thought he loved and the deaths of his parents had left his soul lost and unable to find the way forward. When Princess Elise returns to his life, he finds not the annoying little girl that followed him everywhere but a woman ready to help him find his way back. Can he bring justice and peace to his country without losing the woman who has unexpectedly brought his frozen world back to life?