They erased the queen from history. They forgot one thing: she survived. Seraphine Vale has spent years believing she knows the truth about the kingdom of Avarra—and about the woman whose name was quietly removed from every royal record. Then she discovers a portrait hidden beneath the palace bearing her own face. The date beneath it belongs to a year she cannot remember. A year everyone else insists never happened. Her search for the truth leads her into the path of Caelan Thorne, a man bound to the crown by the ancient Sovereign Oath. He is cold, guarded, and frustratingly unwilling to tell her why he seems to recognize things about her that she has never told anyone. As old alliances fracture and forgotten enemies begin moving in the shadows, Seraphine discovers that the kingdom's history was not merely rewritten. It was paid for. Magic in Avarra has a price, and memories are among the most valuable things a person can surrender. Someone paid dearly to erase a queen. Someone else is willing to kill to make sure she stays forgotten. And the closer Seraphine gets to Caelan, the more terrifying the truth becomes: He may be the only person who can help her remember. He may also be the reason she was made to forget. In a kingdom built on secrets, Seraphine must uncover who she was, why she was erased, and what was stolen from her before the throne chooses her fate for her. Because this time, she refuses to let anyone—including destiny—decide who she belongs to.