The city of Caraza sits poised on the edge of chaos - and curse breaker Marlow Briggs is at the center of a deadly struggle for power. In the tragic aftermath of the Vale-Falcrest wedding, Marlow is spurned by Adrius, who refuses to speak to her and publicly vows to find a noble wife before the year is out. Despite her heartbreak, Marlow is still intent on breaking his compulsion curse. To do so, shell have to play loving daughter to the man who cast it - the man whos hellbent on reshaping Caraza in his own image, no matter the cost. But the closer she gets to her long-lost father, the more Marlow starts to question if hes really the villain shes made him out to be. As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Marlow must decide if shes willing to sacrifice her hearts desire to save a city that wants her dead.