Marie and Ruth were princesses in a palace. The two close sisters lived a life of royalty and luxury. Life was perfect for them. That is until, the king finds out Ruth is not his daughter. Marie was full royal blood, unlike her sister Ruth whose father was a servant. Out of his anger and outrage he ordered his thirteen year old daughter and wife to death. Out of love for her sister Marie helped Ruth escape to the city. Marie takes the place of her sister and is killed with her mother for treason. Ruth has to live with the guilt of being alive because her older sister knew of the affair that created her and was killed as a result. Those feelings never leave Ruth. She lives with a couple and their four servants. In this family she is loved. Ruth lives with guilt, grief, and a secret. This is her story. This is the first book of Ruth's life.