This is an alternative storyline to The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black This picks up right when Cardan takes Jude to his chambers after the she takes Taryn's place at the trial. Discovered by the High King, Jude must strike a deal with Cardan in exchange for her life. It is a different version of the story with more Jurdan time (and more spice), and a new sequence of events. All characters belong to Holly Black. Hope you enjoy!

YOU HAVE TO READ ALL MY POWERLESS FANFICS BEFORE YOU CAN READ THIS!! Lauren Roberts owns her characters and the world, @Celeste_Dragonmist owns Celeste Dragonmist but I own the rest of the characters.

~~~ ~~~ Taryn, vivi, madoc, prince Balekin, prince Dain and Locke. Together they end up in the future years after the coronation. ~~~ ~~~

Jude Duarte is the Queen of Faerie, but few people know that. Married in secret then banished to the mortal realm, Jude has to find her footing again. She knows what she wants. She wants retribution. She wants what is rightfully hers. She wants a few other things she shouldn't want. More than anything, she wants to go back. But before she can return to Faerie, its High King finds her. And neither Jude nor the rest of the world is entirely prepared for Cardan.

A show where the King of Elfhame reacts to mortal things that he has never seen, done or eaten before... As Jude and Cardan's relationship grows stronger, we get a sneak peek at what would happen if a faerie was exposed to the mortal world!!! *winks* Special Chapter about Jude and Cardans child!

"I've been warned in my ten years in Faerie to never make bargains with the Folk, but I am the one who can lie. The Folk should be warned to never make bargains with me." Takes place right after The Wicked King! Exiled to the mortal world, Jude begins to lose hope of returning to Elfhame. And revenge is not the only thing she seeks, she will stop at nothing to get back what she has earned. One thing she has learned well being raised in Faerieland: trickery and bargains are almost just as deceiving as having the ability to lie. Cover Art by @darkandbeautifulart, used with permission. All characters and direct quotes belong to Holly Black.

This isn't in any order or timeline😭 it's just whatever comes to my head in the moment also these characters don't belong to me they belong to the author of the cruel prince series, Holly Black.

*ALL CHARACTERS AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING ELSE GOOD ABOUT THIS STORY BELONGS TO HOLLY BLACK* After the ending scene in the QON (aka don't read this if you haven't read the QON), Cardan decides to stay a while. Oak begs to go to the amusement park, and while Cardan is scared as heck, Jude agrees happily.

It's only after the end of the war with the Undersea; led by Madoc, that Cardan discovers the reason his wife has never returned to Elfhame. Now, he's ready to do anything to bring her back, and whoever has entered her life since she left. Originally posted on AO3 by me under the same title.

This is a follow up to the fanfic "Jurdan - The Pain of Love" by jurdanfanfr. I do not know this person and do not know where they intended to take this story, but I wanted to make a follow up to it and finish it with how I picture the story was resolved in my mind. I highly recommend reading that fanfic for more context and also because it is very well written. I am not the best writer and this is my first fanfic, so please feel free to give feedback if you want. No explicit smut, I don't feel comfortable writing it. I will put any trigger warning disclaimers on each chapter intro. Thank you for reading!