Its off to the temple for the torch-lighting ceremony! But what should be a mundane ritual is turned on its head when the legendary priest Heika Demint takes a liking to Raeliana...and demands Noah break up with her?! Meanwhile, Vivian Shamal is determined to have the duke for herself--and desperate times call for desperate (and deadly) measures. As the day of Beatrice and Noahs fated first encounter approaches and the terms of Raeliana and Noahs engagement draw to a close, it seems inevitable for the couple to go their separate ways... So why does Noah insist he still needs his fake fiancée?!