The Banished Heiress
READING AGE 18+
Branded a cursed outcast, Clara is the dirt beneath the feet of the Crimson Ridge Pack. She is forced into hard labor and shunned for the dark, painful crescent mark burning across her back—a sign everyone believes is a dark omen.
When Commander Valerius arrives with a royal decree, everything shatters. The dying High King is searching for his lost heir, identifiable only by the ancient Crescent Seal. Realizing Clara’s "curse" is actually the key to the throne, her envious half-sister, Evelyn, uses forbidden blood magic to steal the mark's appearance and claim the crown.
To keep her quiet, Evelyn drags Clara to the Capital as an abused handmaiden. But as rogue wolves attack their carriage en route, Evelyn cowers in terror, completely powerless.
With Valerius’s life on the line, Clara’s suppressed power explodes. With a single command, she drops the giant beasts to their knees—right in front of the Commander.
Valerius pins her against the carriage wall, his eyes burning with lethal curiosity. "The fake Princess couldn't even summon a whisper," he growls, tracking the glowing aura pulsing around her fingers. "So tell me, little maid... why is the wild magic of the Royal Line answering to you?"
Unfold
The morning air in the mountain pass was razor-sharp, smelling of frozen pine and crushed stone. Thousands of iron-clad boots ground into the gravel track, their heavy, rhythmic march echoing off the jagged black cliffs of the Shadow Mountains.
At the head of the massive column rode High Queen Clara and King Consort Valerius.……
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