Now that Navier knows the identity of her pen pal she s happy to find herself growing closer to Heinrey. But things aren t that simple for an empress--not everyone is quite so pleased about their friendship and the charming prince himself seems to be hiding something big...Meanwhile Rashta s secret has been exposed leaving her backed into a corner. With threats looming over her head and Sovieshu s eye trained on Navier just how far is Rashta willing to go to preserve her new life?