Unbecoming

What would you do if one day you woke up not remembering anything?
You know the world. You know your face.
But everything else is just a blank slate.

What would you do if you suddenly remember everything, realising that you're not a noble lady, that you're just playing pretend in the Emperors little doll house he calls his castle?

What would you do if you suddenly remembered how he ruined your life?

I know what I would do,
I'd ruin his life right back.

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At only 17, Aubrée ends up the star lady in Emperor Rhayn's court, the most ruthless ruler anybody has ever seen. Disoriented and confused, Aubrée tries desperately to understand this Empire where magic means cunningness and weakness leads to death.
Magic is deadly, and she's full of it. But she's not the only one with it.

The Magister will test her, she wants information and she's willing to do anything to get it from Aubrée. She goes as far as to reshape her life, making up a story as though she's a writer and Aubrée her novel. Because she wants him-- the one person Aubrée is willing to give her life to.

But how can she achieve her goal when her mind is filled with vengeance.
How can she do this when the one thing she was told to hate becomes the one thing that keeps her together.

Lust, horror and deceit surrounds the court-- will she survive, or will she destroy herself trying to?