Lillian and Aubrey were never meant to be the stars—just two foster kids from Ohio, cast as side pieces in a brutal world of immortals, palace drama, and heartbreak. When the real heroine arrives, they're forced to risk everything for freedom, even if it means betraying the men they once trusted. But survival comes at a price, and this time, the girls are done playing by anyone else’s rules.
Seventeen years after being ripped from her life and forced into brutal servitude, Emily finally meets another time traveler—with a chance to return home. But every wound, betrayal, and sacrifice haunts her as she faces the truth about the system that enslaved her. Will freedom heal her, or is the past too broken to reclaim?