In the gilded halls of Aldovia, Princess Catherine is a prisoner dressed as royalty. When Prince Rahan—her former friend turned cold and unreadable—returns and demands her hand in marriage, refusal is not an option.But something far more dangerous than a forced union lurks beneath the castle.As Catherine fights for her freedom, she uncovers a world that exists outside the castle one that goes again the law of the land witches and spiritual beings with her being one.But the walls could no longer protect her as she digs deeper into her true identity she meets love but with her fate bound to the life of her family and people responsibility comes first , and is forced to marry the very man she hates — she knows the marriage wasn't about love… but control.In a palace built on secrets, trust is deadly—and escape may be impossible.spiritual beings aren't allowed to breath in ALDOVIA yet the princess was one and never knew till she turned 18