Synopsis
Lydia Rest, firstborn of the illustrious Rest priesthood, had been promised to Crown Prince Stefan Bernard. Then came graduation day at the Royal Academy. Stefan annulled the engagement without warning—he wanted to marry Lydia's half-sister Françoise instead. Lydia had never possessed magic, and her family already saw her as the disappointment. She decided to walk away from all of it. Half a year later, living in the royal capital on her own terms, Lydia opened a small restaurant out of necessity—nobody else would feed her. She cooked. Every plate carried her bitterness, her grief, her fury. Word spread fast. The…
