Jules Ember was raised hearing legends of the wicked Alchemist who stole the good Sorceress's heart, dooming her people to lie and die by the time extracted from their blood and traded as currency. Wealthy aristocrats live for centuries, while the commoners struggle to survive.
But Jules has just learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro - a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules's first love, Roan, in cold blood - is the Sorceress.
Now Caro will stop at nothing to destroy Jules and reclaim her heart. And it is only by piecing together the mysteries of her first lives that Jules will be able to save the person who has captured her own heart in this one.