A human girl should never survive the trials. Ida never intended to become a contender-let alone the prince's chosen champion. In a world where humans are nothing more than slaves, survival was never meant to be an option. But Ida is not like the others. Fierce. Rebellious. And hiding a dangerous truth that could get her killed if the court ever discovered it. Thrown into a brutal competition designed to break and eliminate, Ida must fight not only for her life-but against the deadly games of a king who sees her as nothing more than a pawn. And then there is Voltaire. The prince is everything she should fear-powerful, unpredictable, and loyal to a throne built on blood. But beneath his storm lies something far more dangerous. Something that wants her. As the trials grow more deadly and the lines between enemy and ally begin to blur, Ida is forced to make an impossible choice: Survive the game... Or risk everything for a love that could destroy them both. Because in this court- Winning might be the most dangerous fate of all.