"A pointless war is just that, my boy. Pointless." One fatal night changes everything for Thirumavalavan, Prince of Urayur. One moment, he is a happy-go-lucky Prince, without a care in the world. The next, he finds himself sucked into a dark conspiracy woven by the cunning Senatipati. Innocent blood is spilled. Relationships are put to test. Betrayal runs amok. Turbulent times lay ahead. What will happen to the flourishing empire? Will justice prevail? Will Prince Valavan fight against all odds or die trying? And who is Karikalan here? Discover the enthralling world of the Cholas, peppered with historical facts and a sizzling romance. ✨Featured By✨ ⪫ @WattpadMilitaryFiction: Ancient Battles ⪫ @HistoricalFiction: @WattpadOutreach Hidden Gems ⪫ @Ambassadors: Featured Stories | Outreach Picks ⪫ @HistoricalFiction: War and Military ⪫ @AmbassadorsIN: Historical Fiction ⪫ @HistoricalFiction: Ambassadors Monthly Picks (October 21, 2024) ⪫ @HistoricalFiction : Spotlight (April 4, 2025) ⪫ @Ambassadors : Diverse Fiction (May 2, 2025) ⪫ @adventure : Historical Adventures (May 22, 2025) ✨ Placed 3rd under Historical Fiction in the Tricolor Triennial Awards | 2023 of @IndianLegion ✨

{Shortlisted for the Wattys 2022} It's 1798 and The Lenoir family controls a significant part of London's dreaded and violent underworld. They reap the rewards in high-class society but Clarissa Lenoir has little interest in society or the people within it. Instead, she is following in her grandfather's footsteps as the leader and protector of The Strand, however, a problem, in the form of a silver-eyed man and rival leader, is about to throw her world into chaos. Clarissa is determined to best this entitled and immoral duke in any way she can and refuses to fall prey to his dashing looks and lavish words. Will she risk everything, including her own life to see this man crumble at her feet? Or is there something stronger than revenge in her heart?