
Elara Vaughn, eldest daughter of the Chancellor's Estate, is reborn. She took an arrow for the Empress. She returns to find honors usurped by stepsister Rosalind Vaughn, and indifference from stepmother Odette Warren. Elara is no longer soft-hearted. She uses the Empress and Crown Prince Damian Crestwood as backing. She is determined to reclaim what's hers, uncover her birth mother's death, and make betrayers pay. She helps the Crown Prince ascend the throne and lives a glorious life.