Mayra is taken into the palace before she can learn why she survived the ritual that was meant to end her life. Trapped among the family responsible for her mother's death, she finds herself caught in the orbit of Prince Oren. She has every reason to fear him, and even more reason to hate him. But as the truth behind the sacrifices begins to surface, the prince she cannot trust may be the only person standing between her and the god who wants her dead.