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Addy has spent her whole life hidden away.
Born with a mark on her face and left with a limp after a childhood injury, she grew up believing the world had no place for girls like her. Safe at home and far from cruel eyes, she never imagined she would one day find herself in the kingdom-or falling in love with a boy who makes her feel seen for the very first time.
Ethan prefers horses to court life and spends his days at Ravenhurst, the sprawling stable estate he built for himself far from palace walls. As the youngest prince, he has no desire for power or politics-only the freedom to live as himself. Tired of being admired for his title instead of who he truly is, he never expects to meet a girl who sees him as simply Ethan.
Not the prince.
Their secret romance quickly becomes more complicated when rumors begin spreading through the kingdom that Prince Ethan has fallen in love. While curious whispers sweep through court, few realize how dire the situation truly is behind palace doors.
The aging king, haunted by the rebellion he survived decades earlier and fearful of threats against the monarchy, sees Addy as a risk the kingdom cannot afford. In neighboring lands filled with superstition and political ambition, a visible flaw could become a weapon in the hands of enemies looking for weakness within the royal family.
Then Addy is offered a miracle: a chance to erase the mark she has spent her life hiding.
As pressure mounts around them, Addy must decide whether changing herself will finally make her worthy of the life she wants-or whether loving Ethan means learning to stand in the light exactly as she is. Because for the first time in her life, Addy is beginning to wonder if she ever needed to be changed at all.