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In his first life, he had fame, money, and an audience that followed his every word.
    Then one reckless night ended everything.
    Roman Maraux Duvall begins his second life as the newborn heir of an ancient noble dynasty—wealthy, feared, politically connected, and surrounded by secrets no child should understand. His mother is gone, his blood refuses simple classification, and powerful institutions become interested in him long before he can walk.
    Fortunately, Roman is not truly a child.
    Behind his young face lives the memory of a grown man who already knows what attention, addiction, ambition, and bad decisions can cost. While his family attempts to protect him, Roman quietly studies the strange modern world around him: noble houses, magic-powered cities, hidden bloodlines, religious authorities, supernatural politics, and the class system that shapes every person’s future.
    At twelve, every child reaches the First Threshold.
    Their class is formed through five forces:
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    Roman’s awakening is still years away, but everyone already has an opinion about what he should become.
    Roman would rather decide for himself.
    As he grows, he must learn how to survive court politics, public attention, elite education, dangerous abilities, and a family powerful enough to protect him—or quietly choose his future for him. Every decision adds weight to the class waiting inside his soul, and every person watching him becomes another influence he may eventually have to resist.
    Because Roman has already lived one life defined by an audience.
    He refuses to let the next one be written by them.