Sefina Hale wants one thing and one thing only - to save her parents' dying sugar plantation. She doesn't care about her friend Elia's plight to win the king's heart, she doesn't care about the healing tensions of the war between Mavacuria and its newly conquered Sihan territory, and she certainly does not care about the rebellion brewing outside of the palace walls - not after it took her best friend and first love's life. And in no way, shape, or form does Sefina care about the crown prince, Park Jimin. She promises herself she won't fall for his devilish smiles, not even when attacks inside the palace force them together to uncover a plot to overthrow the entire monarchy. If she plays her cards right, Sefina may not only save her family's plantation - she may also help Jimin save the future of Mavacuria. But there are wicked forces at work, and Sefina and Jimin discover its not just their lives and kingdom at stake, but their hearts, as well.