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

Raquel approached me in the school hallway a couple of mornings later.


Damn. That phrase was never a good sign. I tugged at my backpack straps. “Sure.”


We stepped into an empty nearby stairway while Raquel rubbed at her neck.


“Have you heard from Anastasia?” Raquel asked.


“We had a date a couple of nights ago, and she never met me at the restaurant. I went by Foley Mansion a couple of times, but Queen Vivian told me she was busy and would get in touch with me soon,” Raquel said, beginning to cry.


I took in a deep breath; something clicked in my mind. A lot of bad things had happened lately. Katherine’s parents’ deaths, my parents’ deaths, Katherine fleeing, and the detention camps, to name a few.


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