On the day of her bonded-bride ceremony, Evelyn Ashbourne is cast aside when the Crown Beast Prince chooses to protect his pregnant first love instead. Hurt by the betrayal of her lover, her brother, and the court, she is stripped of everything that once defined her—title, family, and the Soulstone Core. Trapped in a frozen storage shed, she sees Serena’s lies for what they are and walks away from begging, choosing disappearance and a future of regret for those who wronged her.