In a world where who you love is chosen for you on your 25th birthday, a young woman from the outer provinces of Renetia travels to the capital, Farnell.
Chosen to be a royal apprentice healer, Y/N L/N is excited at the prospect of her new life amongst higher society.
But when she runs into the prince who believes her to be nothing more than the dirt beneath his feet, she soon realizes the peaceful existence she had hoped for would remain a dream.
Especially when she finds out he is who she is fated to be with.
Determined to forge her own path and not let destiny run its course, she focuses on her studies, working hard to be the best healer Renetia has ever seen, and an unexpected friendship with a guard who fascinates her to no end.
But when her identity is at risk of being revealed, she will be faced with the ultimate choice.
Does she abandon the life she has built for herself in search of absolute freedom, or does she bend to the will of a man who will stop at nothing to find her?
