Adopted orphan survives betrayal and breaks a family curse with a converted killer.
Penniless Poppy earns a gilded home after her genuine healing saves a powerful family's son. Safety collapses when a charlatan sorceress allies with the household's resentful daughter to engineer Poppy's death. Instead of falling, Poppy outmaneuvers every trap and persuades the dispatched assassin to switch sides. Their uneasy partnership becomes the weapon aimed at the ancient curse rotting the family's core.
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wealthy household estate
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orphan adopted into family
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fake sorceress and daughter plot murder
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Readers who want a low‑magic fantasy where an underdog turns a killer into a partner to shatter a generational curse.
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