A noble lady hiding her zombie family and the perilous romance that blooms with the Crown Prince determined to uncover her secret. On the way to celebrate her youngest brother’s admission to the academy, tragedy strikes the Walker family, leaving only Emily alive. Overcome with grief and desperation, Emily uses the forbidden power she has long suppressed, the dark magic of a black mage, to resurrect her beloved siblings as zombies. But black mages are the sworn enemies of the continent, and as the Crown Prince’s personal scribe, Emily must hide the truth at all costs. Life in secrecy is difficult enough, yet Crown Prince Tristan keeps turning to her for help, ironically, to hunt down the very black mage she is. Can Emily keep her undead family’s secret buried while navigating the Crown Prince’s dangerous suspicions and her own conflicted feelings?