They said my sister was lost to illness, but the wounds told the truth—she died in a foreign king’s cage. Marked by a cursed shadow, I was called a monster all my life. For Alice, I wore the smile of a gentle princess. Now I step forward as the bride he never expected. I’ll wed the king who killed her, stay close enough to ruin him from within, and bring his kingdom down. He thinks he trained a beast. He has no idea I was born one.