Elena was the daughter of Grand Duke Holden. She loved her stepbrother, General Damian. He sent her to a military reformatory for it. Her best friend Vivian was jealous. Vivian changed Damian's orders. Elena was tortured. Her left arm was cut off. Three years later, she came home with a prosthetic and a broken mind. Her family hated her. Damian did not believe her pain. Vivian stole her place and humiliated her at her own engagement party. Then King Alexander arrived. He remembered that Elena had saved his life years ago. He took her from the crowd. He showed them her scars. He married her. Damian learned the truth too late. He destroyed the reformatory. He killed Vivian. He went to the border to die for forgiveness. Elena healed in Alexander's love. She became queen.