A Life of Lies

Marianna is a powerless, weak elf who survives by stealing. One day, she meets Prince Leontis, the son of the much feared Fire King. Marianna despises the Fire King and so wants nothing to do with the prince, but he seems intent on becoming close to her. Life then gets all the more confusing and frustrating when he tells her he wants to overthrow his father and put someone else, not even himself, on the throne.

Prince Leontis is lonely. He has no real friends, and he is constantly neglected by his father. Plus, his past is constantly haunting him. One day, he meets a lovely girl named Marianna who seems just as lonely as him. He starts to fall in love with her, and then his father tells him to find people against him and kill them. Right after Marianna told him she wants to join the Black Vipers , the resistance against the king. Will his love for Marianna prevail, or will he be the obedient son and destroy the growing rebellion?