Sebastian Doyle, a fairy and a royal guard, turns to his former love, Lucy Savage, when a neighboring emperor faces repeated assassination attempts.
Lucy remains difficult to read, and the feelings they never settled trail them into a court built on deception.
Danger draws them closer even as old affection begins to surface again.
To keep the emperor alive, they have to identify the real culprits behind the attacks.
Secrets and unfinished feelings may determine whether their first mission together protects him or destroys them both.
