Anike August

I was given away as a concubine to a sickly Emperor with an appetite only for young girls like me. I was bullied, helpless, and alone in the royal court. No one dared to defend the child who had cursed her mother with death at birth. I thought my life was over—until the prince of the realm returned from a decade-long with the werewolves. He led the battle, defeated the werewolves, and the first thing he did upon his return was stand up for me against my enemies in the palace. All I wanted was to thank the prince —but, we got entangled in a damning secret that could cost him his throne… and me, my life.