After hiding in Plain sight for years the time has come to hide in plain sight for the graven assassin's original family this is the start to a long waited and thought-out plan to Danford Wolf it is also the beginning to a nightmare he hopes to escape.

In America, there is no true democracy, just fancy mouthpieces and a take no prisoner monarchy family known as the McCalls. After five years of refusing to get married, King Bryce is tired of his nearly 30-year-old son and forces him to throw a ball to find a bride. Houseless and newly motherless, count Amir soon gets an invitation to Prince's Merek's ball, and the drama begins.