A woman named Mira returns to find her brother Jordan absent, and a man named Hayden dismissively suggests he is with another woman. A voiceover coldly critiques Hayden, Jordan, and another man named Caleb, declaring the family is doomed. After a tense meal, Hayden reveals a carriage is packed with her dowry and instructs her to go to Prince Hugo's Manor after breakfast. Mira, confronted with this sudden expulsion, demands to know what is happening.