The First Wild Strike
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Last published Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Being the daughter of a Baron must have its perks, but Miss Rilla Wilder is yet to find any.
Rilla hates being a part of the most noble family of Aererion. The attention, the scrutiny, the fact that her cousin is the world's biggest prat.
She longs for the simple life, the anonymity of being common born, like her parents used to be.
But simplicity is not in her name.
When the fragile peace between Aererion and neighbouring Ioferynn begins to fray, Rilla finds herself stuck right in the middle of it, desperately trying to hold her family together.
The nobility is built on secrets.
Secrets never stay buried for long.
With war threatening her home, her family, her friends, how far will Rilla go to protect the ones she loves?
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