"I loved him even as he thrust his sword right through me." A hundred concubines lived in Emperor Sylvos' inner court - the heart of his thorned fortress. With a cruel ranking system, only favored concubines had the honor of meeting with His Majesty. And only the woman able to bear him a child could become empress. Raine Stjorme had climbed the ranks to the top. And after praying each night, she was finally with child. Yet all this was rewarded with the cruelest of fates. Murdered by the man she loved, Raine cursed Emperor Sylvos with her dying breath. She cursed his whole court as they snickered at her final moments. And her curse had taken root. Now, Raine awakens three years before her destined death, on the fateful day she first encounters the emperor. Armed with this second chance, she vows to make him fall - and to bring his empire down with him. But when faced with the tyrant who claimed her heart, could she still follow through?

Lilian's passionate one-night stand with billionaire Floyd Smith ends in a flash marriage as Floyd decides to marry Lilian over his supposed bride, Cindy, on arrival to her wedding. Cindy swore to make their lives miserable. Unknowing to Lilian what she had just gotten into, secrets and lies begin to unravel, Lilian realizes that beyond the feud with Cindy, her new husband's past is more complicated than she ever imagined. She must navigate her way to uncover the truth with a vengeful ex-fiancée, a mysterious secretary, a family doctor and a family legacy at stake. Will her grown love for Floyd be enough to overcome the secrets that threaten to tear them apart?