About the book: year / Seventeen-year-old Rema lives in a cruel kingdom where travel between regions is prohibited, people are starving, and the wrong view of a person can lead to death. Nineteen-year-old Darmik is the son of a king and commander of an army. He spends his days running errands for his father, driving around the island and trying to contain the fervor of the people. When a chance meeting brings Rema and Darmik together, a bond arises between them, but relations between them are strictly prohibited. Darmika's brother, the crown prince, notices Darmika's interest in Rema and uses a cunning political move to blackmail her. Rema has to sacrifice her heart to save her family. Rema is taken to the castle with the crown prince, and Darmik faces a rumor spreading that the rightful heir to the throne exists and is trying to overthrow Darmik's family. As he tries to remove the threat, he discovers that all is not as it seemed. Locked up in the king's castle, Rema finds himself a key player in the struggle for power. She doesn't know if she can trust Darmik. The line between friends and enemies is blurred. Rema may be the key to finding the heir to the throne and restoring peace to the kingdom... if she can live long enough.