The Mark of the Starflower
Aeloria has spent her life running-
from guards, from hunger, from her mother's bitterness. By day she sells spices at the market. By night, she smuggles what she must to keep her brother and grandmother alive. Magic is outlawed in Pitaya, but Aeloria has always known she was different. The mark on her collarbone proves it-though she's never understood what it means.
When her childhood best friend Riley returns from the royal guard stronger, older, and far more dangerous than she remembered, friendship turns to something more. But someone else has noticed Aeloria: Prince Alastair, golden heir to the throne, who is far too charming-and far too curious about her mark.
Drawn into a web of forbidden romance, political intrigue, and secrets that stretch beyond her kingdom, Aeloria begins to discover her hidden power: flux, the ability to bend intention into reality. A gift-or a curse-that could change the world.
But when the king himself marks her for death, Aeloria learns the truth:
The Starflower is no ordinary birthmark.
It is prophecy.
And she is its heart.