Trapped in a gilded cage, Valerie endures the taunts of royals and the cruelty of her possessive master, Prince Raphael. But her quiet suffering hides a secret—a past so harrowing it links her to the near-fatal poisoning of the Raven Queen. Is she a victim, a villain, or a pawn in a larger, deadly game? Unravel the truth before the past consumes her.