Ella was born to rule House Valerius, blessed with a legendary golden magic that promised prosperity to the realm. Corrupted by jealousy, her aunt framed the infant as a curse, driving the clan to order her execution in the sacred fire. Only a kind palace servant risked his life to pluck the baby from the flames, raising her in squalor with her powers sealed.
Six years later, Ella lives as a reviled outcast, unaware that the arrogant nobles who abuse her are her flesh and blood. When her adoptive father is mortally injured defending her from her cruel brother, Ella leaps into a frozen lake to earn medicine money. The freezing water washes away the seal, awakening a bloodline the dynasty cannot ignore.
