Synopsis：Born an orphan in Lowden, the most wretched slum of Regton, Claire Alden’s unmatched beauty becomes her curse. Taken in by the royal family, she rises to become their most cherished princess—only to discover the palace is a gilded trap. Her father locks her away, her mother personally tries to end her life, her brother raises a blade against her, and the only man she trusts, Miles Hart, abandons her at her worst moment. Drenched in blood and burning with hatred, Claire claws her way back from death, determined to shatter the crown and drag the treacherous royal family down with her.