Home hides the deepest shadows of all...Back in Rock Hall, Viviette is finally safe from the man she was supposed to marry. But at home, the danger is coming from within...And just when happiness lies at her fingertips, a brutal murder rips all her hopes and dreams apart, leaving her reeling in a world that will never be the same again.Rock Hall has never held secrets for Jaghar. His masked service has always traced every word, every look, every footstep. But the king's violent death is a menacing mystery even to him - a mystery that puts the future of an entire kingdom on the line. If he cannot solve it soon enough, not Velvet but her uncle will be crowned the next ruler of the Peaks.With the wrong man about to take the throne and Trystan's murderer still on the loose, the princess and the spy find themselves tangled in a web of political deceit and deadly revenge. They must play the game well, and play it fast.Because if they fail, they may not only lose their kingdom - but each other too.