Masquerade: The amulet of Destiny
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In the Island of Balensia, the royals dont reign throughout the family line, every 12 years a handful of girls are born with a small burn like birthmark on the back of their neck.
These few girls are special, they are the girls who are allowed to compete for a chance to become the next Queen. There are three challenges they must complete and the first person to retrieve the amulet at the end of the last task, will become the next Queen of Balensia.
Lenora Pedrosa is a shy girl and never really had any friends, except from her older brother Lorenzo. She needs to be careful at court, her kindness might jusy cloud her judgement and people aren't who they seem to be...
Being at royal court is like attending a masquerade ball.
you dont know them, but more importantly they dont know you.
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