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

His cheeks turned white, replacing the previous healthy tan. “They lock them in a room and spray Cascious through the air.”


Cascious. The word was enough to make me recoil right here in the warehouse because I recalled learning about the toxin in science class. The toxin came from the Skarky Flower, and one whiff was enough to kill someone.


“Is that why smoke came from the chimneys? They were burning the bodies?” I asked.


Good gracious. My impression of Queen Vivian and her government got worse with each passing moment. Killing people was bad enough, yet I didn’t understand how dead bodies were disposed of without the least dignity. Burning corpses was an extra cruel thing to do; the final step in erasing nonmagical people from Magnifico History.


“Queen Vivian and Sirch are tyrants, but I don’t know what I can do,” I said, stuttering


She rubbed her eye. “You can help free the camps.”


Chapter 54