Viktoria Draven was born into a world where power belonged to men.The only legitimate daughter of the Draven family, she was never welcomed by the father who had wanted a son. But her grandfather saw something different in the little girl everyone else considered a weakness.He gave her a name.Viktoria.A name meant for victory.Raised under her grandfather's protection, Viktoria spends years learning the rules of the Draven Empire and preparing for the day she will inherit the throne. But the moment she reaches twenty, the person who believed in her most is taken from her.Five years later, Viktoria is no longer the girl her grandfather raised.She is twenty-five, cold, intelligent, and determined to claim the crown that was promised to her.But the throne comes with more than power.There are brothers who believe the crown should have been theirs, a father carrying regrets he refuses to speak about, enemies hiding behind familiar faces, and secrets surrounding the deaths of the two people who shaped Viktoria's life.Then there is Elias Wells.Years ago, he met Viktoria when they were teenagers.She doesn't remember him.He remembers her.Their paths cross again when neither of them expects it, and Elias finds himself drawn back into the world he first entered because of a girl he could never quite forget.But Elias has secrets of his own.And the closer he gets to Viktoria, the closer they both come to a truth that could change everything they thought they knew about their families.She was given a name for a crown.Now she has to decide what she is willing to lose to wear it.