Raphine wakes in the slums, reborn as a beggar, with memories of a life before. She knows the story, knows the end. Her brother, Adrian, will die unless she stops it. The capital's politics are dark, and Jerkan, the crown prince, is her key. She will use him, seduce him, shift his heart away from Violet, the woman in the novel. But the closer she gets, the more tangled she becomes in lies. Secrets rise between her and Adrian. Each move she makes to change the story pulls her deeper into its deadly grip.