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When his friend Mirabelle invites him to join in the capital's social season, Isabeau is all too eager to escape his estate and join her in hopes of clearing his head, and shaking off the past. It's at one of these events that he meets Mirabelle's best friends: a pair of beautiful and mysterious siblings from the island north of Vaugarde.

Loop, the acting head of the family ever since the unexplained disappearance of their adoptive father five years ago. Siffrin, a widow mourning the tragic accidental death of their late spouse last year, who has only recently emerged from seclusion. It's well known that their country of origin disappeared long before their adoption into nobility by their compatriot, King.

And yet, for all that tragedy seems to follow these siblings, Isabeau can't help but be compelled by them. When Siffrin unexpectedly proposes a marriage of convenience between the two of them, mere months after their first meeting, Isabeau can't help but leap at the opportunity. Moving to their home on the coast and having an opportunity to grow close to Siffrin, who he is already falling for, seems like a perfect excuse to escape the ghosts of his past and settle into being someone new. Someone better.