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

One of the swans pecked at the other one, knocking it on the ground. The swan lowered its neck on the ground and devoured an insect. Then, the swan on the ground regained its posture. Although thinking about something that happened outdoors and was aggressive wasn’t helpful when it came to forgetting about Grandma’s demise. In fact, the opposite was true.


Grandma and I went camping a couple of years ago in the south during the height of the Goblin War. The idea started innocently enough because my parents had promised to take me camping for the longest time despite their hectic schedule. But they were still too busy, and Dad didn’t want Mom to take me alone. And after pleading and pleading with them and Grandma, Grandma took me. Although we should’ve picked a better spot to go camping because we were near goblin territory.


But I hadn’t known the shuffling of footsteps after morning sunlight snuck through the tent meant death.


Chapter 23