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

The voices didn’t belong to Queen Vivian and Sirch, since I would have recognized their voices anywhere. Although the first speaker had to have been male since they had a deeper voice, while the second person had a warmer, softer voice.


Footsteps squeaked across the floor, and my blindfold was ripped off. A man with vibrant pink hair and dressed in a leather jacket, black shirt, and pants, and a woman with blue hair who sported an identical outfit stood in front of me.


“Do you want to tell me the meaning of this?” I asked.


The woman laughed. “Relax. We aren’t going to hurt you.”


Nice to know they didn’t have malicious intentions. However, I couldn’t exactly believe them. I had all the reason in the world to be cynical. But playing the victim and whimpering in fear wasn’t ideal either. I refused to be a victim, because I deserved more than to always be in survival mode.


Chapter 53