Thea Lane dreams back to the Grand Duchy of Chu to become a dying assassin. She is given four chances to assassinate Prince Merrick Morgan; failure means death. She transforms into a maid, a guard, and a beggar boy. Each assassination attempt is about to succeed, an accident occurs. Battling wits with Merrick Morgan, she discovers his kindness, and falls in love with him. She realizes that behind this assassination mission lies a hidden past from a previous life.
