Liera Avenhart once lived a fairytale life in the rose-kissed estate of her noble parents—Duke and Duchess Avenhart—until it was all torn apart. At the age of ten, she lost them in a carriage accident... or so she thought. With only a music box gifted by her mother, she moved to a humble village with her grandparents.
Yet the melody that whispered from the box every night carried something more than memory. It carried Evaline—the guardian spirit of her mother, trapped within it since the day her mistress died.
When the Emperor of the land came seeking her, Liera ran. Hatred had festered in her for years, believing him responsible for her parents' death. But fate doesn't wait for comfort. The villagers, burdened by the emperor's visits, begged her to go. With a heavy heart, Liera left to uncover the truth behind the tragedy.