The Art of Disguise

The day my kingdom fell, I climbed into the bed of the man who murdered my father and made love to him before my imperial father's corpse.

All my false pretenses were really just a way to obtain the blood amber formed from my younger sister's bones and blood.

I pretended to love him, pretended to care about him, and deceived myself and everyone around me. I thought my childhood confidant, who had been by my side for more than a decade, was the last warmth I had. But he was the one who had betrayed me from the very beginning.

The moment the blood amber was truly in my hands, I suddenly realized that the truth I believed in wasn't what I thought it was. Everything had long since slipped beyond my control. This wasn't just my scheme. It had all been a deception...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.