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The Mirror does not make mistakes-but for Princess Adabelle Beastly, it may have a cruel sense of humor.
As the daughter of the Queen who tamed a monster, Adabelle was raised on stories of virtue, grace, and the Great Seven villains who were rightfully defeated. But Adabelle carries a secret beneath her royal silks: her father's curse. Inherited and unpredictable, the beast within her only surfaces when her emotions peak-a wild, clawed power that she has spent her life trying to suppress in the name of duty.
When she is unexpectedly chosen as the first female student at the all-male Night Raven College, Adabelle is thrust into a world that idolizes the very legends she was taught to fear. From the moment she steps through the gate, she is an anomaly: a princess among villains, and a girl among boys.
While struggling to balance her heavy royal responsibilities and the guilt of leaving her kingdom behind, she finds an unlikely tether in Yuken Enima, a fellow outsider navigating the school's chaos. However, it's the cynical, prideful Leona Kingscholar who truly challenges her. In him, she sees a reflection of her own internal struggle-a royal burdened by his own nature and a power that feels like a prison.
As Adabelle learns that history is written by the victors, she begins to wonder: Are the students of Night Raven College truly villains, or is the Beast inside her the most dangerous thing in the school?
In a world of twisted magic, the only way to keep her petals from falling is to embrace the thorns.