The Poisoned Throne
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❝Love is sweet, but it won't change your nature. If you were born to rule, so you will.❞
The Etheron that Queen Elizabeth rules over is not the kingdom it used to be. Reduced by war, it is now trapped between the kingdom of Tibera and the western mountains where old enemies are biding their time. Little does she know that the most dangerous of enemies often reside closest to you.
#3 of The Broken Crown trilogy.
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