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Raised as a café servant in Montmartre after her noble family was massacred when she was an infant. Her true identity as the last heir of Avennais could destabilize French politics, but she only discovers this when a bishop recognizes the royal crest on her childhood locket.

A brooding duke from an ancient family whose wealth partly comes from lands seized when the Avennais were destroyed. His obsession with Élise becomes politically dangerous when her true identity threatens his family's interests and social position.

The brother of Élise's murdered mother, he's spent decades searching for the lost princess while serving the Church. His recognition of her locket sets the political machinery in motion that will force her to choose between love and duty.

Adrien's younger brother who fears Élise's royal bloodline will destroy their family's wealth and status. He actively plots to drive her away or worse, seeing her as an existential threat to everything he stands to inherit.