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

Hiding my shock would have been pointless. Mom discovering my life was more complicated than it seemed was the last thing I needed. But only so much time could go by before my luck ran out. Yet it’d have been nice if today wasn’t the day. “You’re so unreasonable,” I said.


The muscles around her lips tightened. “Here are the facts. You’ve been seeing a mystery guy. You also weren’t in your room last night, because the door was open when I went to the bathroom, and being the concerned mother that I am, I wanted to check up on you. But you were gone. I also know you were gone that one random morning when I woke up dazed. Yet I let it go. I convinced myself that there must be some reasonable explanation. Apparently, I’m a moron, though.”


Chapter 55