Second Edition

I am Ultima Skylar, and I am in big trouble. You see, I witnessed the assassination of the Prince regent of my Kingdom, then the assassin tried to kill me. I survived because I'm an expert at kicking the groin of any man with my high heels.

Yes, my friend, now I am a suspect. The assassin is after me, and my owner is doing nothing to protect me. Oh, but to add insult to injury, I must work with a broken leg, must hide my magic, or my owner will kill my daughter.

Life sucks for me.

I need help to stay alive! I can't keep living expecting an assassin to come and jump out of any corner. Our King is dying, and we need his youngest son Prince Soren to step up and replace Prince Marco. There is one big problem: no one has seen Prince Soren in months. He went to war, and he stopped sending messages back home. Oh, so they told us.

However, at a party, I saw a ghost of happiness pass. There I was, at a party, all dolled up and beautiful, and Lord Otto Hightower stood in front of me asking for a dance. And who is Otto Hightower, you may ask? He is a foreigner but one that has the power to help, maybe.

Darkness is taking over the Kingdom, and I can't do anything about it, at least not as a slave.

Award winner of the Presidents Book Award from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association 2023

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