Alexandra was the older daughter of Alfundara, the disinherited princess of Alvara. She spent her life being told by her mother of what she should do, being expected to follow in her footsteps. But that’s not what Alexandra wanted, it was NEVER what she wanted. When she fell in love with a simple Baron, she thought she finally had the life she wanted, and then her brother-in-law fell in love with and married her cousin, Matilda. She was left to care for her cousin’s child, knowing the prime reason why her niece was now an orphan. Guilt couldn’t even begin to describe it. When her own daughter died, she couldn’t bear the guilt any longer, so she did the one thing she could do, run. She should have told someone the truth, but fear drives anyone mad.