Adele was the perfect sort of person. Not only were her grades always at the top of the school, but she was also gentle, refined, and had an incredibly pleasant personality. On top of that, with her white hair and red eyes—features so flawless that even the pickiest beauty critics could find no fault—many people thought she was practically an angel who had descended upon the Douglas family for the sole purpose of becoming a princess consort.

She herself had always thought the same, until the year she turned twelve...