About the book: year / The princess of an ancient royal family, who became simply Lady Royal-Su, was waiting for the day when she would begin to rule the remnants of her kingdom, but instead fell into the trap of intrigue high society. Now she has nothing. Only a choice: get married and die at the hands of a power-hungry groom, or agree to the smuggler’s terms and run away. But her ticket to freedom is a map to the search for an ancient artifact of influence, which no one has yet been able to steal from the clutches of the “king of intrigue,” as her fiancé is called behind his back. Or maybe she should take even more risks and find Celea's amulet herself? Gain the power to bend everyone to her will and return everything that belongs to her? Every step is like walking on a knife blade. Secrets and betrayals. Hunter mages. The bloodhounds of her ruthless betrothed. Everyone is following her.