Nonmagical people are being demonized and falsely blamed for Magnifico’s economic problems after Queen Vivian’s bloody rise to power. But politics very quickly become more than abstract views to argue about when secret police wolves are deployed throughout the country to kill those born without magical abilities.<br><br>Seventeen-year-old Maximillian’s best friend Katherine is one such nonmagical person. In a bid to keep her safe, Maximillian turns to the queen’s estranged younger brother, a man thought to be dead until recently.<br><br>Prince Stefan is nineteen years old and has been in hiding from his family for years. He has no desire to resurface in the political world. Can Maximillian convince him the country needs him before it’s too late?

In the Name of Magic

I gave her a blank expression. “I don’t know. I’m not an expert on Queen Vivian’s secret police.”


Katherine shouted. “What am I going to do? I can’t go back home. I might be wanted.”


Something roared—almost like the sound one expected from a car engine. Then, footsteps banged against the basement steps. Figures. Dad must have arrived home from work and closed the garage door. Closing the door created an echo. Then, more footsteps squeaked across the floor until Dad—who sported his usual attire of a button-down shirt, blazer, tie, and dress pants—became visible.


“What’s going on?” he asked, looking at the group of us, after putting his leather briefcase on the living room table.


“Queen Vivian’s secret police wolves killed Katherine’s parents,” Mom said.


Chapter 14