They say fate is cruel, and Sophia is living proof of that.
Born into nobility, she had everything—a loving family, a brilliant father, Lord Esteban Valeraine, one of the greatest enchanters in the kingdom, and a mother, Lady Mariana, a renowned inventor and Master Enchanter whose genius left its mark on history. Their mansion was filled with warmth, with love, with laughter.
And then, in a single night, everything was gone.
Her family was massacred.
A shadow crept into their home—a killer who wore the face of a friend.
Sophia had watched with her own eyes as her father lowered his guard, his last moment of trust before he was cut down. The killer wore the face of Archduke Eldric Harrow, her father's closest friend.
Betrayal.
Or so she thought.
