As Velena adjusts to life without Tristan, she finds happiness in her newly formed friendships, especially those of her brother's closest friend Sir Makaias and the mysteriously familiar Baroness LaDawn. But pray as she might, she continues to fight back doubts over the rightness of her upcoming marriage, as well as her readiness to become lady of her own home. Having struggled with his own set of doubts and seemingly won, Tristan sets his sights...