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Lorenza de Calis is the protagonist of Noble Blood, Tainted Hands (Novel), a dark crime thriller set in the sprawling industrial city of Ilmaria (City). A former junior constable from a prestigious military family, Lorenza’s journey is one of betrayal, survival, and vengeance.

Disowned by her family for choosing the constabulary over a military career, Lorenza is assigned to a cold missing-persons case that leads her to uncover a sinister syndicate trafficking the city's poor. Her investigation results in a disastrous raid, ending in the massacre of her unit and her own abduction by the syndicate. Held captive and drugged with "Dust," a substance that binds its victims in dependency, Lorenza becomes a sex slave for the group. Despite their efforts to break her spirit, she resists, ultimately manipulating a younger member into falling in love with her. In a desperate act of cunning and brutality, she convinces him that she is his girl and eventually murders him and escapes.

Upon her return, Lorenza is treated as a pariah. The Constabulary blames her for the raid's failure, accusing her of collusion with The Syndicate. Her family casts her out permanently, ashamed of her captivity and what they see as her complicity.

Left with nothing but her resolve, Lorenza becomes a vigilante, systematically dismantling the syndicate that destroyed her life. Her crusade leads her to the remnants of the criminal empire, now fractured and controlled by Marcellan, a charismatic but ruthless new leader. Gaining his trust, she embeds herself in his organization, walking a fine line between ally and adversary. Along the way, she discovers the old syndicate was funded and controlled by Ilmaria’s elite, including the city’s Prince.

Lorenza’s journey is one of survival, justice, and moral ambiguity as she confronts not only the criminals who wronged her but the corruption at the heart of the society she once swore to protect.