Power wears a smile and betrayal wears a crown.
Lady Seraphina Valenne was born to rule among roses and thorns—gilded halls, whispered alliances, and the promise of a future sealed in royal ink. But on the night meant to secure her family's legacy, something slips beneath the surface of celebration.
Music falters and the smiles strains as the empire applauds her betrothal to its golden prince, shadows begin to move.
By dawn, everything she knows will fall.
Cast from the world that once adored her, Seraphina vanishes— as a victim?
But somewhere, beneath silk and soot, a quiet fury begins to bloom.
The court thinks her story is over but it only just begun.