A royal wedding is what most girls can only dream about. It means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement--that she agreed to marry the crown prince just to guarantee Arin's freedom--if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? Kestrel is becoming very good at deception. She's working as a spy in the court. Kestrel's running a high risk, but she has always been tempted by a gamble. If caught, she'll be exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet even as the danger grows, she can't help searching for a way to change her ruthless world . . . and she is close to uncovering a shocking secret.