A change in plans for the Timeless royal family leads to the grandson of the King to take his place, but there are stipulations-the most important one being that he needs a bride for his Queen in order to take his throne. The only issue is that, in order to be worthy to marry into the royal family, a woman must go through five trials and surpass nine other marriage candidates. Andrea, a Mortal, is chosen as one of the candidates. As she undergoes the trials, she begins to realize the reality of life in the Timeless Lands. She watches as her friends suffer tragic deaths and knows that, as Queen, she must make sacrifices in order to prevent the cruel nature of her husband spreading any further. With the help of an unlikely ally, she concocts a plan to save the kingdom.