In her past life, Willa Shelton believed Shane Lewis when he promised to return, waiting faithfully for two long years, only to watch the entire Shelton Family fall from grace while she died with a heart full of regret. Reborn just before the Spring Banquet, the first thing she does is return his keepsake and tell the prince she will never wait for him again. With her half sister plotting against her, powerful relatives laying traps, and a dangerous grain scandal threatening to destroy her family, Willa refuses to remain a helpless noblewoman and begins her fight to clear the Shelton Family’s name. But in this life, the prince who came too late finally realizes what he has lost, while the Grand Tutor who has protected Willa for years refuses to let her go. Betrayed in her past life but clear eyed in this one, Willa is determined to clear the Shelton Family’s name and make everyone who wronged her pay their debt in full.
