Fractured Grace

Thea

Once, Alaric had been the subject of my nightmares. He was the tyrant king that parents threatened their children with. When he plucked me from my home as penance for my father's rebellion it seemed like all the stories were true.

My time at his side has proved just how wrong I had been. Alaric loved his people and was willing to do whatever it took to see them taken care of. Under his guidance and protection I went from the shy, nobleman's daughter to feeling like I truly belonged at the side of a King.

But when the only solution to a problem plaguing our people involves working with a recently-widowed Queen that I do not trust, I find myself beginning to question my worth once more...

Lyra

I had lost everything. At least that's how it felt some days.

In the last few years, I had lost my father and inherited his throne and all of the family secrets that came with it. I had been reunited with the love of my life only for an unforeseen betrayal to take him away again. I feel that pain every time I look into the eyes of our son.

I wasn't just any woman though. I was a Queen. But when a messenger comes with a summons disguised as a friendly invitation, I know everything is about to change once more...