Princess Isabelle has spent her entire life bending to the will of those who have planned her life out for her. Sent into hiding when she was just an infant to protect her from the rebellion in her own homeland, she was betrothed to Prince Lionus when she was just an infant. When a devious plot against the royal family results in her husband's death, Isabelle is left with a broken heart and an uncertain future. Only one year after his brutal murder, she has no choice but to choose a new husband and return to her homeland, taking her place as queen and repair the war-torn land.Prince Serge has secretly loved Princess Isabelle his entire life. The fact that she was promised to his brother has brought him no end of pain and suffering. After a deadly plot against the royal family leaves Serge hovering on the edge of death, he awakens from a coma to find that his older brother has died and his youngest brother has taken the throne in his stead. His future now uncertain, but Serge is determined to find his own way in the world now that he has been given the gift of new life. When it is suggested that Princess Isabelle take him as her husband, Serge begins to hope that all his most secret dreams will now come true.Despite the unexpected spark of desire between them, Isabelle resists the new path her heart is taking as she clings desperately to Lionus' memory. Can Isabelle let go of her past and learn to Serge return, or is she destined to a life tied to one man as she still mourns the other?