Serena struggles to survive in an unforgiving realm where mixed-blood citizens hold no standing, desperately scraping together funds for her ailing grandmother's urgent medical care. A single clandestine night with Prince Kaelis completely upends her humble life, leaving her carrying royal blood that ancient court traditionalists would kill to extinguish.
When Kaelis proposes a binding marital pact to preserve royal decorum, Serena reluctantly steps into his glittering palace as a nominal bride. Surrounded by arrogant aristocrats plotting her immediate downfall, she must master treacherous court etiquette while fighting to shield her unborn child from ruthless conspirators.
