When a sea witch is betrayed, nothing good can happen. Before she dies, Mara, uses the remaining of her power to turn back in time and take revenge on her enemies... the problem is, she's gone back to being a nine year old girl, the age where her tragic story began.

Carila was the eldest daughter of the king, loosing her mother at birth her fate seemed certain, she would become queen of Ivalania. But when the king brings a peasant girl as his new wife and has a second daughter with her, Carila's role is threatened. Her life is ruined little by little by her dense, younger sister Garnet... her hatred dooms her and her desire to get back at all those who stood against her grows larger... will she get her chance?