Y/N, once a beloved princess of Ayoucan, is framed by her envious sister Merissa for the murder of their parents-a crime she didn't commit but was instead a victim of. Forced into exile, she escapes to the grand kingdom of Slaerin, where she survives by embracing a life of thievery. At a grand ball she attends for a fleeting taste of normalcy, she captures the intense and unsettling interest of King Elias Ravenscroft, whose possessive obsession could either be her greatest danger or her unexpected salvation.