The Conservator's Lullaby

In the rain-slicked capital of the fictional nation of Eldoria, a cashiered chemist orchestrates a perfect marriage to an industrial heiress. To vault the chasm of class, he administers a bespoke neuroleptic cocktail that erodes her legal personhood, securing a court-appointed conservatorship. Trapped in a pharmaceutical twilight, Cecilia Ashford discovers a fatal procedural defect in the appointment of the administrative judge who pronounced her incompetent—a defect that becomes her lifeline. This is a psychological horror-thriller in the vein of Mitsuru Bando, where the ascent from poverty demands the pawning of the soul, and the interest compounds in blood, memory, and unspeakable betrayal.