A destitute noblewoman is enslaved in her rightful palace after her stepsister steals her identity and the prince.
Ella arrives at the royal ball as a ruined aristocrat but departs without the glass slipper that validates her lineage. Her stepsister carves her own foot to wedge the shoe on, convincing the prince the impostor is his bride. The deception succeeds, crowning the fraud and reducing Ella to a scullery maid inside the very household she should command. She now scrubs floors while dodging poison and blades, maneuvering through deadly court intrigues as a forbidden attraction flares with the master who owns her days, every stolen moment risking exposure.
Markers
- 1Identity theft at court
- 2Forbidden royal romance
- 3Deadly palace intrigue
Audience
Lovers of Cinderella twists with lethal stakes and secret passion will stay hooked.
