After her boyfriend stages a car accident to kill her, modern woman Skye awakens in another world as Zoe, the new empress of the Kingdom of Legumid. Surrounded by deadly court intrigue, including a powerful minister who looks exactly like her betrayer, and an emperor feared as a tyrant, Zoe uses wit and courage to survive. Fighting for her life and the throne, she earns the emperor's unwavering devotion, and together they defy fate to escape a tragic destiny.