Seth's an addiction. Hyacinth is the addict. Luca is unraveling. Zaire's the medicine. ... Twenty-two year old Hyacinth is an enigma, a child prodigy and a rising star in the law field. He's working to become a permanent name in history books, until the rug is pulled from beneath him. His best friend Novak is found dead on Lytheram grounds. The heir to the dominion and the golden boy of Viximura. Hyacinth finds himself falling head first into the case. And falling head over heels for the prime suspect. Seth Hwa. Seth is the heir to Lytheram the criminal-ridden island and torn down city. He's the closest thing to Prince, and his father would do anything to protect him. But when he's arrested by Viximura police and held in prison for the murder of Novak Silvestine he refuses to fight for his freedom. Seth is hiding something huge, and Hyacinth is determined to discover his secret, no matter the risk. ... Luca only wants to keep Seth alive, and on the island. But after the arrest he's sent to the Silvestine manor as a cover until he can break Seth free from prison. He's only there for Seth. But Novak's younger brother Zaire comes crash landing into him like a meteor. Tugging on Luca's heartstrings and desperately holding his hand. Luca has to decide if his best friend is worth betraying the boy he's fallen in love with, or if Zaire's all part of a ploy to plunge Seth deeper into the corrupt system.