A Lily's Diamond in the Rough

𝙏𝙖𝙜𝙨: 𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙮. 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.

Alina Nieves is an excellent student of the Academy of Magic. Due to this, she captures the interest of the crown prince. Unbeknownst to everyone, she devoted her life to the goal of marrying into the imperial family and becoming an empress. Everything is in her favor until a cruel humiliation shatters her opportunity. Unable to lift her head, she's decided to be swept away and disappears during a grand ball for the prince.

When an unknown entity plaguing the lands, she returns as one of the estranged leaders summoned to help the empire. Side by side with an exiled noble, they bargain a part of themselves to the palace to resolve a problem deeply rooted in the imperial lands' core.

2023