Kᴇᴇᴘ ᴍʏ ɢʟᴀss ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ,

Born into the powerful Velvet family, Cassandra was raised in wealth, refinement, and ruthless politics. Her family secretly practices illusion magic stolen generations ago from the fey and outlawed across the Empire where they live. No one beyond the Velvet bloodline knows this truth, and they’ll do whatever it takes to keep it that way.

Cassandra thrives in the high courts, playing the game of nobility with grace and precision. But when she tires of etiquette and scheming, she escapes into the lower city wearing one of many enchanted masks. There, she becomes someone else entirely — a gambler, flirt, thief, or performer — indulging in the simple pleasures her station forbids.

She loves the power, the secrecy, and the thrill of deception. But deep down, she yearns for something real, though she'd never admit it aloud. Whether she becomes her family's greatest weapon or its undoing depends on which mask she chooses to wear when the time comes.