"...Is she feverish?" Harlow asked flatly. "I'm not feverish." I snapped. "You're babbling about falling out of the sky and magical doors," Harlow countered. "And your pupils are unfocused." "They are not unfocused!" Beladora stepped closer and cupped my cheeks, turning my face toward the light. "Oh, sweetheart... your eyes are a little glassy." I pulled my face back, groaning. "I'm not sick!" Harlow folder her arms. "Bel, get the thermometer." My jaw dropped. "Absolutely not." Beladora smiled warmly. Too warmly. "Absolutely yes." Harlow lifted me from the chair with one arm, like I weighed the same as a scarf and deposited me on her hip. (Picture from pinterst: @esterscanon)

They told her monsters lived beyond the Boundary. They never told her the real monster was her mother. When Lily wakes in a creature's kingdom, she expects to be dinner. Instead, she meets Raven-a warrior with eyes like liquid gold who makes her laugh despite everything. "You're not what I expected." "Neither are you." But her mother isn't dead. She's the Witch Queen who started this war. And she'll destroy everyone Lily loves to win it. Now Lily must choose: stay safe in the world she knows, or risk everything for the enemy who stole her heart. Two kingdoms. One forbidden love. A secret that changes everything.