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To the world, Seraphina Evercrest was the perfect noblewoman: graceful, talented, and beautiful. Her love for Crown Prince Leander Celestis was like a fairy tale, the two destined to be immortal lovers. 

But everything changed with an imperial decree, she was forced to marry the cold-hearted Prince Lysander Celestis, a man as ruthless as he was powerful.

For a year, they lived as distant strangers, their marriage bound by polite indifference. 

But behind his facade of mutual respect, Lysander let her suffer in silence, confined to a life of misery within the palace walls. 

After two years as empress, another imperial decree stripped her of her title, banishing her to the cold palace, desolate prison where hunger and hardship became her only companions.

Seraphina thought her suffering would eventually end. But the final blow came with a decree to confiscate her family’s wealth, destroying everything she once held dear. 

Only then did she realize that her marriage, her humiliation, and her suffering were all part of Lysander’s grand conspiracy. 

The man she once loved, dressed in white beneath the pear blossoms, was lost to her forever by his command.

Escaping the clutches of death, Seraphina rose from the ashes of her ruined life. Laughing bitterly at the heavens, she swore:
“Lysander Celestis, you destroyed my love, my family, and my soul. I’ll bury you with the weight of your entire kingdom!”

Three years later, she returned, her army of iron steeds and golden swords shaking the empire. 

And only then did Lysander realize the truth.

Seraphina was the one he had been searching for all along. Overcome with regret, the proud prince bowed his head before her, but it was too late.

She smiled behind her tears and whispered, “When love turns to ashes, even the brightest flames cannot rekindle it. It’s too late.”

Themes: A tale of betrayal, resilience, and the blurred line between love and hate.

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