Through the last five years, Larissa has held onto the memory of her lost betrothed, using his name as a shield against a world that would claim her beauty for their own, as though she were a mindless piece of art to be put on display. That shield is about to be taken away as his father plans a funeral to finally put his lost son to rest.

For the first time in her life, Larissa must venture forth from the safety of Poseidonium and out into the smaller country of Methone. Her personal guard, the second-in-command of the elite Ale Santeri, Kaz has sworn that he will do whatever he must in order to protect her from a world that would seek to possess her beauty.

However, when an invisible entity begins attacking Larissa, and an enemy from her past returns, can he protect her from her magical foes? And when Larissa learns of the secret that Kaz has been keeping, can she trust him not to be just as enchanted and obsessed with her beauty as everyone else?