(Keep in mind, this is a Fan fiction inspired by The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. The characters for as the Duarte Greenbriar children belong to me, although the original book characters such as Jude and Cardan, belong to the original author Holly Black)
One fateful dawn, Yvonne Greenbriar, daughter of Jude Duarte and King Cardan, witnesses her world unravel when an ancient enemy of the crown emerges from the shadows. Targeting the royal family, this sinister force casts her into the dangerous, glittering chaos of Faerie, separated from her siblings and her throne.
Though Yvonne carries the blood of both mortal cunning and faerie allure, she is not spared from the scorn of the court. Seen as too mortal for some and too fae for others, she becomes an outsider, mocked for the legacy she cannot control.
But Yvonne has learned one lesson from her mother's stories: power is not given, it is taken. As whispers of rebellion and betrayal coil around the throne, she must play the games of Faerie's court-cutthroat, dazzling, and treacherous.
All the while, an enigmatic figure-infuriatingly sharp-tongued, maddeningly beautiful, and undeniably dangerous-stalks her path. A fey lord with secrets of his own, he is both her greatest enemy and an unexpected ally in her bid to survive.
To secure her place in Faerie, Yvonne must tread the perilous line between loyalty and ambition. But in a realm where trust is fragile and alliances are deadly, will she carve out her destiny, or will she become another pawn in a game older than time itself?