Julian didn't want a job; he wanted to serve an ideal. When he begged for a position with the legendary and cruel prima ballerina, Madame Celeste, he expected hard work. He did not expect to become her property.
Celeste is a perfectionist who demands absolute submission from everyone in her orbit. She sees Julian not as a man, but as a prop - a tool to be used, broken, and remade to suit her exacting needs. Stripped of his voice, his pride, and his very name, Julian is transformed into "The Lifter," a silent sentinel whose only purpose is to support her brilliance and endure her punishments.
From the grueling physical torment of her training hall to the public humiliation of serving her every whim, Julian's devotion is tested to its breaking point. But as he surrenders to her cold discipline, a dark and dangerous obsession takes root. He will do anything to be near her, even if it means becoming the very instrument of his own destruction.
