With her clan destroyed, Seraphina hides in the imperial palace as a dancer, waiting for the moment to strike back. Her revenge tightens like a noose: Thomas falls to a violent end, Evelyn is shattered by a miscarriage, and every move brings her enemies closer to collapse. But Emperor Charles Blackwood is no easy target—torn between duty and obsession, he becomes entangled with the woman threatening to bring down everything he rules.