Too Late, My Queen

Ethan Miller, a gritty musician, found himself trapped in a gilded cage, bound to the ruthless music mogul Victoria Vanderbilt. His sister Maya' s life depended on Tori' s whims and VME' s endless resources. He endured years as Tori' s star, her lover, her prized possession, sacrificing his soul for Maya' s critical care. But Tori' s attention, a fleeting and dangerous thing, soon shifted to Julian Vance, a brash performance artist. Ethan's music became "dated," his loyalty dismissed, and VME' s lifeline to Maya was cruelly severed. He watched, helpless, as Julian' s family and their goons ripped Maya' s ventilator away, causing her agonizing death. Tori, witnessing his despair, callously shrugged it off, declaring it "resource reallocation." How could the woman he loved, who once vowed to protect him fiercely, become a monster who facilitated his sister' s demise? His very devotion had been a poisoned gift, leading to the ultimate, unbearable price. In that moment of profound loss and brutal betrayal, Ethan Miller died. He rose from the ashes, now Liam Kincaid, a ghost determined to vanish from Tori' s toxic world, seeking true freedom and peace.