Avery Malone, a wannabe writer and lonely librarian, gets her big break when shes hand-selected to assist her hero, reclusive author, Caleb Conrad. Whisked away to Calebs remote estate, Avery is given her one and only task; to participate in a controlled psychological experiment in fear that will serve as the basis for Calebs next novel.

一位刺客手持木棍闯进太子府，谋杀未果，却漫衍谎言，说本身握有太子谋反的证据。三皇子宣称要助太子查询拜访案情，进驻太子府，现实却命锦衣卫将太子府团团围住，任何人不得收支。太子大白本身又一次堕入郑贵妃精心布下的骗局中，面临垂垂显现的杀机，他无从化解……而此时，王恭妃却执意要将兰心梅儿贬黜回家，任她若何抽泣请求也不肯收回成命。王恭妃事实是在为太子落井下石，仍是还有隐衷？

我们来到比利时的目的是为了获胜，然后忘记对赫罗纳的失败，带着美好的感觉离开，但我们没能做到。