In a land that scorns witches, Sereia Blackwell is a Haven Keeper, a witch that safehouses other witches. As the animosity against witches escalates, Sereia houses one last witch before she vows to flee to the land of magic. But Sereia’s last witch is not what she seems - she is betrayed by one of her own and thrown in front of the Princess of Aetheria who makes a shocking proposal.
“Face execution or be my substitute. The choice is yours.”
The biggest gossip of the century is that the Princess of Aetheria is set to marry the Crown Prince of Whitethorn in a bid to unite the ever-warring kingdoms. Sereia’s job is simple - she is to marry in place of the Princess and pretend to be her for one year. If she succeeds, the crime of being a Haven Keeper is dropped and she can cross the border into the land of magic where she’ll finally be free. If she fails, hundreds of innocent witches will die and war will once again rip the land apart.
To Sereia, pretending to be an arrogant Princess seems easy enough, but she never expects the Crown Prince of Whitethorn and her year-long husband to be Aleksander, the man she once ran away from. Unexpectedly, he mistakes her for the genuine Princess of Aetheria and vows to never let her leave his side again.
“You can run to the ends of the Earth and cloak yourself in its corners but I will still find you. I will always find you, my little chameleon.”
Aleksander Whitethorn is riddled a monstrous man with terrifying prowess on the battlefield. One look from him can turn a hundred men into dust - but one touch from her can turn him into a fool. After having a taste of Sereia, he goes through painstaking efforts to leave his mark on her heart without knowing that if she loses her heart, she loses everything.