Transmigrated into the world of a novel as Lucien Atreilight, the second prince of the Solairé Empire—and fated to die before the story even begins—he is determined to eliminate every red flag tied to his death. But as reality begins to drift from the plot he remembers, Lucien realizes the story can no longer be trusted. Caught between treacherous palace politics, a desperate search for a way home, and a fate he refuses to accept, Lucien learns the hard way that some forces do not wait for the story to reach them.