Vivienne Blackwood, daughter of Philip—King Aldric’s Royal Beta—was forged in the chilling shadows of the court, where power is the only currency that matters. Having mastered the predatory dance of high-society etiquette and the lethal precision of whisper-campaigns, she views her claim to Prince Callum not just as a birthright, but as a throne she has earned through blood and artifice. Beneath her porcelain exterior lies a flinty ambition favored by Queen Isolde, a cold understanding that the weak are merely stones to be stepped upon in her inevitable ascent.
Fiona’s arrival is a stain on Vivienne’s pristine world, a chaotic variable that she intends to erase. What began as regal disdain has curdled into a dark, calculated obsession; Vivienne does not merely want Callum’s loyalty—she demands the complete annihilation of the interloper who dares to breath his air. The facade of the perfect noblewoman remains, but behind her serene smile, she is weaving a web of ruin for her rival. For Vivienne, there is no price too high and no sin too deep if it ensures that Fiona is permanently removed from the royal tapestry.