A fallen noblewoman becomes a palace maid after her stepsister steals her identity through self-mutilation.
Ella arrives at court expecting recognition, yet the glass slipper confirming her bloodline disappears. Her stepsister carves her own heel to force the shoe on, convincing the prince the impostor is his bride. The deception traps Ella in the palace kitchens, scrubbing floors while dodging poison and blades. Amid the lethal intrigue, a forbidden tension grows between the servant and the monarch who commands her labor, each interaction charged with the secret she cannot reveal and the crown she was born to wear.
Motifs
Stolen birthright
Deadly court intrigue
Forbidden royal attraction
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