Rowena Rowe's parents were killed by the Prime Minister's Manor. Forced into servitude, she chose Lord Zane Sterling, Marquis of Serene Manor, as her knife for revenge. She infiltrates Serene Manor, guiding Zane to turn his blade against the Prime Minister's Manor. On their wedding day, her husband is imprisoned. She disavows him, unaware he prepared her escape. Rowena, the chess player, never imagined someone would willingly be her chess piece.