Half Captive, Half Fated

Taken in by a master after her winged clan's massacre, an orphan discovers years later that her sect and the royal family conspired against her—and her cherished jade pendant is actually a soul-binding shackle. Seeking freedom, she meets the crown prince in disguise, only to be used as a weapon on the battlefield for his rise to power. Caught between palace schemes and bloody wars, can she shatter her chains and save her enslaved people from a ruthless court?