Ophelia has just been appointed a lady-in-waiting at Farouk's court, and she thinks she is finally safe. But soon the girl receives anonymous letters with threats: if she does not cancel her wedding to Thorne, disaster will befall her. And she is not the only one receiving such threatening letters. Farooq entrusts Ophelia with the investigation, and she must act at the limits of her abilities to save her life and the lives of those close to her, in a world where she trusts no one, not even her own.

to the common man Thorn.