On her wedding night, Nora had her bloodline stolen by her fiancé. On the brink of death, a mirror left by her mother sent her back seven days. Seizing this second chance, she chose the exiled crown prince, Alaric, as her temporary betrothed to fight back against her family's conspiracy. Together, they exposed the truth behind the Winter family and the Regency Council's plot to steal the Dawn bloodline. In the end, the forced marriage was annulled. Nora melted the red ring that symbolized her shackles and began a new life of equality with Alaric, finally taking full control of her own Dawn power.