Claire Shaw died having lived a life chosen for her—used by her own family and bound to Prince Lance, the man she never wanted. Though she rose through the palace’s ruthless power games to become Zora’s most influential woman, she paid for it with a lifetime of solitude.
When she is reborn on Lantern Festival night, she refuses to repeat the same fate. Using her exceptional embroidery talent as her way back into the palace, she steers clear of Prince Lance and wins the Crown Prince’s hand instead. One move at a time, Claire sets her own traps and begins exposing the secret plans of the Shaw family, Prince Quentin’s Estate, and the noble factions.
Will she finally master the board and claim a new fate?