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The Crimson King and the Masked Heir (#1)

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Reads 125
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Parts 11
Time 57m

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In the Crimson Kingdom, their king remains hidden behind a mask as the people bend their knees to worship the enigmatic figurehead. Alaric, the newly crowed Crimson King, knows there's no truth to his godhood. Using his servant as a decoy in his mask to allow him to slip out, he allows himself to simply be a man at a tavern. Drawn to the mysterious and beautiful Lyra, he escapes his gilded cage night after night just to see her. But when news reaches him that the king has been assassinated, he fears his servant has paid the ultimate price for his love.

Lyra has secrets of her own, and worries she will be held responsible for the all-powerful king's demise. As the lies they've told each other begin to unfurl, Lyra and Alaric must work together to get Alaric back to the throne. Without the true Crimson King's blood to feed the spell, the protections of the realm unravel and the darkness closes in around them. With the kingdom in chaos and an insidious assassin threatening Alaric's very existence, their time is running out.

Amidst legends and lies, the key to salvation is hidden within the realm's deepest secrets, for the Crimson King's true legacy holds the power to save them all. Unmask the magic, unveil the mystery, and embrace the spellbinding world of the Crimson Kingdom in the first installment of an epic series.All Rights Reserved

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