Eloise was born with nothing and grew up craving everything. Raised in a brutal orphanage in the slums, she learned early that the world only rewards the strong. Starvation, sickness, betrayal—survival was the only rule. For thirteen years, no one wanted her. She was the cursed child. Until a duke walked into the orphanage, his cold eyes landing on her. “I want her.” Taken from the gutters into the world of nobles, Eloise discovers something intoxicating—power. And once she tastes it, she can’t let it go. Now grown into one of the kingdom’s most sought-after ladies, Eloise sets her sights on the highest prize of all: the crown prince. But the royal court is full of enemies, and another prince seems determined to claim her first. Love was never her goal. The crown was. This is not a fairytale romance—it's a dark fantasy about ambition, power, and a girl who refuses to remain powerless.